President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that requires federal agencies to work with the U.S. DOGE Service to cut their existing workforce and limit future hiring — the most explicit statement yet by the president that he supports “large-scale” cuts to the federal workforce.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made a rare appearance with Elon Musk, his most powerful adviser, in the Oval Office on Tuesday before signing an executive order to continue downsizing the federal workforce.

President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to work with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to “significantly” reduce the size of the federal workforce,

Elon Musk joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office as he signed an executive order aimed at cutting the federal workforce.

President Donald Trump ordered U.S. agencies on Tuesday to work closely with top adviser Elon Musk's effort to shrink the federal workforce by identifying government employees who can be laid off and functions that can be eliminated entirely.

The order gives the so-called Department of Government Efficiency vast reach over the shape of the civil service.

Elon Musk joined Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday as the president signed an executive order to shrink the federal government. The latest order directs DOGE to drastically reduce staffing in federal agencies.