US EditionGov. Kim Reynolds Unveils Iowa DOGE Task Force Report. Here's What's in It.
The task force issued 45 recommendations focusing on workforce programs, training, and aligning employee benefits with business standards to improve government efficiency.
- On Oct. 21, Governor Kim Reynolds released the DOGE final report with 45 recommendations from the Iowa Department of Government Efficiency task force.
- Formed in February, the DOGE task force worked six months under Reynolds' direction and engaged over 5,000 Iowans before submitting its report on September 29, 2025.
- DOGE recommended a merit-based compensation system for K-12 teachers including bonuses, a two-year pay boost up to $15,000, expanded service-sharing, and a $15 MILLION workforce fund via Iowa Workforce Development.
- Reynolds assured the public pension system remains secure and declined to embrace proposals to change IPERS, while unions and Republican legislative leaders opposed the recommendations amid public debate.
- The recommendations will influence policies Reynolds pursues in her final 2026 legislative session, focusing on workforce programs and training, public employees, and property tax policy amid earlier debates.
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Community colleges could see reduced workforce development funding under Iowa DOGE recommendation
A governor's task force has proposed reducing and restructuring state funding for job training programs currently administered through Iowa community colleges. Shown here is a technician certification program at Eastern Iowa Community College. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Iowa Community College)Iowa community colleges could see reduced funds for high-demand job training programs if some recommendations from the Iowa DOGE task force report are impl…
Gov. Reynolds discusses DOGE task force final report
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Back in February of this year, Governor Kim Reynolds authorized a state DOGE task force to create suggestions on how to reduce government waste. On Tuesday morning, Governor Reynolds along with Emily Schmitt, the chair of the task force and the Chief Administrative Officer at Sukup Manufacturing, answered questions about the final report. "Iowa is about a $20 billion enterprise with 18,000 employees, critical infrastructure a…
Iowa’s governor releases DOGE task force report
Governor Kim Reynolds is reviewing the report from a task force of business leaders she appointed to review state government operations and will submit some of the proposals to the legislature in January. “I have always believed that it is important that we never settle, that we continue to look for ways to be more […]
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