DOGE plans to roll out new software to speed up job cuts even as Elon Musk steps back

Source: The Independent

Thursday 08 May 2025 15:45 EDT


Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is poised to roll out special software to speed up sweeping federal layoffs, as the billionaire prepares to step back from the agency.

The software, known as AutoRIF, is an updated version of a decades-old Pentagon program – though it has been used very little in recent years. The name AutoRIF comes from "Reduction in Force," a term used to describe mass layoffs, according to the U.S. Office Of Personnel Management.

Multiple sources confirmed to Reuters that under direction from Musk and DOGE officials, software developers from the OPM have now created a more user-friendly web-based version over the past few months.

The new version provides targets for layoffs much more quickly than the current manual process, which is labor-intensive, the sources said.

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