North Dakota Version of DOGE to Take a Slower Approach

Rep. Nathan Toman, R-Mandan. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

(North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s version of DOGE is poised to begin work this week, but members say it won’t be just like the federal government version that inspired it.

“The federal thing seems to be ‘Gotcha. I caught you doing something wrong,’ instead of looking at what are our outcomes and how to do things better,” said Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan, D-Fargo.

North Dakota lawmakers this year established the Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency, similar to the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency. The 10-member group meets for the first time Wednesday to begin looking for potential efficiencies in state government.

Rep. Nathan Toman, R-Mandan, who will chair the effort, said his goal for the task force is to work with state agencies to ensure they are running effectively.