Government Efficiency (1 Viewer)

[RobF]

I think this topic deserves its own thread, both to discuss generally the topic of government efficiency, and specifically the so-called 'Department of Government Efficiency' and the incoming Trump administration's aims to "dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure Federal Agencies".

The announcements have been covered in the The Trump Cabinet and key post thread, but to recap, Trump has announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will work together on a not-actually-an-official-government-Department of Government Efficiency, which is intended to work with the White House and Office of Management & Budget to "drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before," with the 'Department' to conclude its work "no later than July 4, 2026."

Musk has previously said that the federal budget could be reduced by "at least $2 trillion", and Ramaswarmy, during his presidential campaign, said he would fire more than 75% of the federal work force and disband agencies including the Department of Education and the FBI.

 

[superchuck500]

Why is that? Because it's complete bullshirt?

If it's one thing that pisses me off about the justice system is that they always take these obvious lies (i.e. explanations) by the government (almost always Republican led) seriously instead of just laughing it out of court like they do with regular citizens. And often they end up accepting them because it aligns with the ideological beliefs of the judge/justices hearing the case.

I hear you - let’s see how the judge responds.

i was just saying that they probably do have it structured that way because it was do-able, and as a matter of how it is setup, Elon isn’t actually the head of DOGE (former USDS) because he’s an SGE at the White House. Those statements might be factual.

But he’s effectively running DOGE so if he couldn’t actually the head of DOGE legally - they can’t cure that simply by sticking some naked employee there who doesn’t do anything and Musk does it all.

 

[DaveXA]

How's this for efficiency...our systems are down because...drumroll...non-compliance with Executive Orders - "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferncing" and EO "Restoring America's Fighting Force". So they're currently updating everything in order to become compliant before we cam resume our work.

Just forking great.