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U.S. Digital Service
Federal technology-delivery unit founded in 2014
Organization details
- Launched
- August 11, 2014
- Origin
- Obama administration
- Original host
- Office of Management and Budget
- Renamed
- U.S. DOGE Service, January 20, 2025
U.S. Digital Service is a federal technology-delivery unit founded in 2014.
Creation
President Barack Obama’s administration launched the U.S. Digital Service in August 2014, after work improving HealthCare.gov. Its teams recruited designers, engineers and service specialists to help agencies modernize services.
2025 organizational change
Executive Order 14158 renamed the existing U.S. Digital Service as the U.S. DOGE Service and reorganized it as a component of the Executive Office of the President. It was not a newly created, unrelated predecessor body.
References
Research compiled through November 12, 2026. Sources and historical roles are dated where known.