Executive Order Aims to Improve Usability and Aesthetics of Government Websites and Physical Spaces, Appointing a New Chief Design Officer

President Donald J. Trump today signed a new executive order, “IMPROVING OUR NATION THROUGH BETTER DESIGN,” establishing a sweeping national initiative to overhaul the design and user experience of federal services.

The program, dubbed “America by Design,” seeks to bring modern usability and aesthetics to the government’s digital and physical interfaces, citing a “high financial cost to maintaining legacy systems” and significant time lost by the American public.

The executive order outlines a new policy for the administration: to “deliver digital and physical experiences that are both beautiful and efficient, improving the quality of life for our na

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