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AI Summary: This is a policy document: an executive order establishing workforce reduction and efficiency measures across federal agencies. This regulation provides a comprehensive framework for reducing the size and restructuring the federal workforce. It requires agencies to hire only one new employee for every four who depart, with exceptions for public safety, immigration enforcement, and law enforcement roles. Agency heads must develop data-driven hiring plans in consultation with a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Team Lead, and prepare for potential large-scale reductions in force (RIFs). The order specifically targets elimination of offices and roles not mandated by statute, including diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management must initiate rulemaking to add new suitability criteria for federal employment, such as compliance with legal obligations and proper use of government resources. Agency heads are also required to submit reports identifying potential agency eliminations or consolidations. The order provides exclusions for military personnel and allows agency heads to exempt positions critical to national security or public safety. Importantly, the order includes a provision for the USDS Administrator to submit a report within 240 days recommending whether the order's provisions should be extended, modified, or terminated.