Gov. Stitt launches Division of Government Efficiency (DOGE-OK)

Politics is a lot about riding trends, and the current trend in Republican circles is to cut government size, spending, and staffing. 

Wait, haven't they all touted that for decades? Funny how so many seem to have forgotten about that until Donald Trump and Elon Musk crashed into DC this year. Anyway, better late than never, I suppose.

Governor Stitt Announces the Division of Government Efficiency (DOGE-OK)

OKLAHOMA CITY (February 3, 2025) - Today, Governor Kevin Stitt issued Executive Order 2025-04, creating the Division of Government Efficiency (DOGE-OK) within the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). The new division will build upon past efficiency initiatives and focus on eliminating wasteful government spending, improving efficiency, and ensuring taxpayer dollars are being used effectively across state government.

House Speaker-Elect announces new government efficiency portal

Speaker-Elect Announces New Government Efficiency Portal

OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 10th) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives today added to its transparency portal a government efficiency survey intended to root out duplication of services, waste and inefficiencies in state government. 

This initiative piggybacks on the federal effort to eliminate government waste through the newly-created federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

"We will work hand-in-hand with President-Elect Trump and our federal delegation on broader efforts to make government more efficient with DOGE," said House Speaker-Elect Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow. "We want to ensure our state government is working as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. As lawmakers, we want the assistance of Oklahomans who have first-hand experience with duplicative and wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars."