US government websites are getting an aesthetic and functional overhaul under a Trump executive order and a new "America by Design" initiative headed by a Silicon Valley veteran and DOGE insider.

The president kicked the initiative off last week with an order establishing a National Design Studio and the aforementioned America by Design initiative. The NDS will initially focus on, in the words of Trump's executive order, making government design language "usable and beautiful" in the digital space.

National Design Studio work will also focus on reducing duplicative design costs, creating a new design standard, and generally "improving the quality" of points of interaction between citizens and the US government.

"With a sprawling ecosystem of digital services offered to Americans, the Go

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