Sec. 2. Requiring provision of information on employees and activities of Department of Government Efficiency
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The head of the United States DOGE Service (commonly referred to as the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE ) shall submit a report to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate containing the following information: A list of— all employees of the Department, including special Government employees, and a description of each employee’s role; and all employees of the Executive Office of the President, including any individual serving as a Senior Advisor to the President, whose duties include advising the President on the operations of the Department.
For each such employee, a statement of whether the employee has undergone a background check and, if so, the results of the background check. For each such employee, a statement of whether the employee has a security clearance. For each such employee, a statement disclosing any conflict of interest held by the employee, including (if applicable) a description of a plan entered into by the employee to address such conflicts and the person with whom the employee entered into the plan.
The head of DOGE and any Senior Advisor to the President described in subsection (a)(1)(B) shall appear at a closed meeting of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and a closed meeting of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate to present information on the activities carried out by the Department as of the date of the meeting and on the activities the Department intends to carry out after such date.
The head of DOGE and any Senior Advisor to the President described in subsection (a)(1)(B) shall include in the information presented at a meeting under this subsection a description of the extent to which employees of DOGE have obtained access to computer systems of the Federal Government, along with a description of the types of personally identifiable information contained in such systems for which such employees have obtained access. The head of DOGE shall establish and operate a public website through which members of the public may obtain the following information in human-readable form:
A list of employees of DOGE, include special Government employees, their titles, and a description of their role in DOGE. The number of employees laid off and put on administrative leave within each office of the Federal Government. A list of programs and activities within each office of the Government for which funding has been reduced, and the amount by which such funding has been reduced. A list of programs and activities within each office of the Government for which funding has been paused, and a timeline on when a final decision will be made regarding that funding.
A list of programs and activities within each office of the Government for which funding has been eliminated. A list of individuals, including their contact information, whom Federal employees, recipients of Federal financial assistance, and members of the public may contact with questions about the status of Federal personnel and Federal financial assistance. The head of DOGE shall update the information provided on the website under this subsection not less frequently than once per week.