The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will replace its 65-year-old paper process with an all-digital alternative starting June 2. This move follows years of unsuccessful attempts to modernize the system.
According to DOGE's post on X, the collaboration between OPM and DOGE aims to reduce the average wait time for retirement checks from three to five months to less than one month.
Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, has officially joined DOGE to lead the modernization of OPM's retirement processing system. Gebbia told Fox News, "This will be an online digital process that will take just a few days at most... It's an injustice to civil servants who are subjected to these processes." OPM confirmed in February that it had successfully processed its first online retirement application in less than a week.
DOGE collaboration announcement
| https://x.com/DOGE/status/1920600696682131747
An April 2025 Harvard-Harris Poll indicates that 69% of voters support "undertaking a full-scale effort to find and eliminate fraud and waste in government expenditures," compared to 31% who favor slashing $1 trillion in government spending. The poll also shows that a majority of voters believe the U.S. should work toward balancing its budget, reducing government expenditures, and conducting a comprehensive review of current spending.
DOGE is described as a federal agency focused on optimizing government spending, reducing waste, and ensuring accountability in contract management. By reviewing expenditures and canceling non-essential contracts, DOGE aims to improve fiscal responsibility and enhance the effectiveness of public resource allocation.
