State Executive Order for DOGE

Iowa’s Governor will create a department of governmental efficiency by executive order. Before the crowdstrike attack in 2024 that shut down computer systems globally, Iowa had consolidated tech operations in the state. As a result of the tech consolidation in Iowa, the state was able to get  up and running by lunch time. The Governor credits the consolidation for the quick response.

Route Fifty | Iowa floats first state-level ‘Department of Government Efficiency’