JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Senate has launched a new online portal for residents to submit reports of “government duplication, waste, or inefficiencies,” aligning with the DOGE initiative established during Donald Trump’s current administration.

Through a recent executive order, Trump created a nongovernment agency called DOGE, an acronym for the Department of Government Efficiency. The department aims to “slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures,” and restructure federal agencies, according to Nexstar affiliate NewsNation.

Missouri now has its own version of the DOGE initiative through an online portal that invites residents to identify examples of government inefficiency.

Missouri State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold), who leads the Senate’s Government Efficiency Committee, said Tuesday via social media platform X, “Missourians deserve a government that works for them, not against them. This new portal gives citizens a direct line to spotlight inefficiencies, to help in our efforts to ensure taxpayer dollars are used wisely and state services run effectively.”

According to the portal, “submissions will be reviewed and incorporated into [the committee’s] ongoing efforts to make government processes more efficient and improve services.” The portal asks users to provide their name, phone number, and address, then select a policy area, leave a comment, and suggest a potential solution.

Committee members believe this initiative could help with evaluating changes that streamline government operations and hold state agencies accountable.

On a national level, DOGE has made headlines in recent days for ties to Elon Musk and its efforts to target the U.S. Agency for International Development, as part of a push to shut it down.