Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Publication Information
64 University of Louisville Law Review 77 (2025)
Abstract
At the start of his second term, President Trump created the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a novel White House entity tasked with reshaping the federal bureaucracy. Far more than a traditional advisory commission, DOGE employed a matrix structure that embedded staff across executive agencies, establishing dual reporting lines to both agency heads and the White House. This essay argues that DOGE’s organizational design represents a structural innovation in presidential control and an evolution of the longstanding “czar” model. Drawing on organizational and principal-agent theories, the essay explores how the matrix structure enhanced the President’s capacity to monitor agency behavior, while simultaneously undermining the autonomy of cabinet officials.
Repository Citation
Marisam, Jason, "DOGE's Matrix Structure and Presidential Power" (2025). Faculty Scholarship. 625.
https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/facsch/625
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