TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 22, 2025

U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett, Republican of Knoxville, announced Tuesday morning on social media that he will serve on the U.S. House of Representative's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Committee. According to ABC 24, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing DOGE to modernize "federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity." The DOGE Act, introduced in the U.S. Senate in December by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, also of Tennessee, aims to freeze federal hiring, relocate government agencies outside of Washington, D.C., and establish a merit-based salary system for federal workers.