Effective next month, the department said the change will increase its workers’ efficiency by speeding up initial data entry and related administrative tasks.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference following a weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on October 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding on October 1. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 9: Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
CHINA – 2025/06/14: In this photo illustration, the back of a $50 bill is seen displayed featuring the U.S. Capitol building and “IN GOD WE TRUST” wording with other bills in the background. (Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The watchdog’s look at the Financial Management Marketplace found major jumps in agency usage — but more needs to be done following a March executive order.
An organizational flag flies outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2025 as demonstrators gather to protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s AW139 helicopter during an air show at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sept. 14, 2025. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)