Gebbia, who has led efforts to revamp the federal retirement process at the federal human resources agency, is the new chief design officer. Reuters reported this week that tackling problems at the Internal Revenue Service would be a focus, citing a government official.

The new “America by Design” effort includes a recruiting push for relevant talent — though the administration has shed many government designers since Trump took office.

Joe Gebbia, an Elon Musk ally who also worked for DOGE, said navigating dot-gov websites should be just as easy as visiting the Apple Store.