Lean Government Transition Act of 2025

A BILL

To modernize the federal workforce through AI-assisted administrative reform, reduce redundant bureaucratic functions, and reinvest efficiency savings into American job retraining and innovation.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

This Act may be cited as the “Lean Government Transition Act of 2025.”

SECTION 2. FINDINGS

Congress finds the following:

1. The federal government employs tens of thousands of redundant or inefficient administrative roles that could be streamlined through ethical AI integration.

2. Bureaucratic bloat drains taxpayer resources, reduces government agility, and hinders innovation.

3. A modern civil service must be technology-literate, citizen-focused, and structurally efficient.

4. Job elimination due to AI must be managed ethically and strategically, with retraining and reintegration pathways guaranteed.

SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS

As used in this Act:

1. Redundant Role means a position that can be wholly or substantially replaced by AI systems without loss of public service quality or rights protections.

2. Digital Transition Corps means a federal task force of technology, policy, and HR experts responsible for executing government automation ethically.

3. Reintegration Fund means the fund designated for retraining, re-employment, and entrepreneurial grants to impacted workers.

SECTION 4. AI-READINESS AUDITS

(a) Each federal agency shall undergo an AI-readiness audit within 18 months of this Act’s enactment.

(b) Audits shall identify:

• Redundant administrative functions

• Automation-compatible workflows

• Retention-critical human-led functions

• Risk factors for public rights and service quality

(c) FACA and the Office of Management and Budget shall jointly supervise the audit process.

SECTION 5. SUNSET OF REDUNDANT ROLES

(a) Positions identified as redundant shall be phased out over a five-year period.

(b) No less than 70% of vacated positions must be replaced by intelligent systems audited for bias, transparency, and compliance with Codex Laws.

(c) Agencies may not create parallel or renamed positions to bypass the sunset process.

SECTION 6. DIGITAL TRANSITION CORPS

(a) The Digital Transition Corps (DTC) is hereby established.

(b) DTC shall oversee:

• Ethical automation rollouts

• Human-AI workflow alignment

• Reintegration grant administration

• Agency performance benchmarking during transition

(c) The Corps shall include technologists, labor economists, AI ethicists, and HR modernization experts.

SECTION 7. REINTEGRATION FUND

(a) The Reintegration Fund shall receive a minimum of 30% of all efficiency savings from administrative automation.

(b) Displaced federal workers shall be eligible for:

• Retraining in AI, cybersecurity, and tech policy

• Placement in state, local, or nonprofit sectors

• Grants for entrepreneurship or social enterprise work

(c) No displaced worker shall be left without either a pathway to re-employment or support for self-employment.

SECTION 8. TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY

(a) FACA shall publish an annual Federal Workforce Transition Report detailing:

• Roles sunsetted

• AI replacements deployed

• Reemployment and retraining outcomes

• Net fiscal savings and reinvestments

(b) Congress shall hold quarterly oversight hearings for the first three years following enactment.

SECTION 9. FUNDING

(a) No new taxes shall be levied to implement this Act.
(b) All program funding shall be drawn from savings identified via the DOGE Plan and reallocated from sunset roles.
(c) Startup costs for the Digital Transition Corps shall not exceed $1 billion in the first fiscal year.

SECTION 10. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of this Act is held invalid, the remainder shall remain in effect.