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.

Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has been appointed by US President Donald Trump as the first US Chief Design Officer, the 44-year-old posted on X late on Saturday. He said his role was to update the government's services to make them "as satisfying to use as the Apple Store: beautifully designed,