Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

[Jacuzzme]

[txdot-guy]

Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

Does that include spacex? How many people will get out of the business of government contracts? Who is going to benefit from these changes?

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

The excess workers are small potatoes, contractors are where the money goes. I was hosing Uncle Sam for more every month than a GS10 makes in a year, for about 15 hours work. That’s just one guy. A place like KBR with thousands of employees has contracts that are astronomical.

Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

Federal contractors should expect “massive cuts” in what they can charge once President-elect Donald
Trump’s government efficiency drive is underway, according to
entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who will co-lead the initiative
with billionaire Elon Musk.

“There is massive waste, fraud and abuse right now,”
Ramaswamy said on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures. “Federal
contractors are really exploiting the federal government.”
Trump said last week that the new panel — known as the
Department of Government Efficiency — would work with the White
House’s Office of Management and Budget to dismantle
bureaucracy, slash regulations, cut wasteful spending and
restructure federal agencies.

“We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright,”
Ramaswamy said. “We expect mass reduction in force in areas of
the federal government that are bloated. We expect massive cuts
among federal contractors and others who are overbilling the
federal government.”

Ramaswamy didn’t single out any contractors, and isn’t
clear yet how the efficiency drive will be structured.
If Musk and Ramaswamy are put on a federal advisory
committee, they’d be subject to ethics laws requiring them to
recuse themselves from discussions and decisions affecting them
personally. SpaceX, Musk’s rocket company, has more than $15
billion in federal contracts.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/enviro...fficiency-push

[Texas Contrarian]

Maybe we should do some stuff the Argentine way!

My post in another thread nine days ago:

https://eccie.net/showpost.php?p=1063635611&postcount=6

[Why_Yes_I_Do]

Originally Posted by txdot-guy

Does that include spacex?...

Presumably so. Guess we'll have to leave those astronauts in space until NASA can figure it out.

Originally Posted by txdot-guy

...How many people will get out of the business of government contracts?...

I presume you mean exactly how many, as opposed to approximately.
As such, exactly ZERO.

Originally Posted by txdot-guy

Who is going to benefit from these changes?

Americans.

I take it you have never dealt with government contracts. They can be yuuuuge dollar and overly burdensome because of bureaucratic demands.

[Why_Yes_I_Do]

Originally Posted by Texas Contrarian

Maybe we should do some stuff the Argentine way!

My post in another thread nine days ago:

https://eccie.net/showpost.php?p=1063635611&postcount=6

Typically. I would defer to your wise council. This time around. Not so much

I mentioned this in another thread yesterday. Have since found the video on yu-be-tub-e, below. This plan has been envisioned years ago. This time around, he is not letting the swamp drain the swamp.

Originally Posted by Why_Yes_I_Do

Not to worry! He's flying all over the target.
You can view it here.

[Texas Contrarian]

Originally Posted by Why_Yes_I_Do

Typically. I would defer to your wise council. This time around. Not so much

Not sure what part of Milei's agenda you should have a quibble with, if in fact you're interesting in virtually taking a chainsaw to America's bloated government Leviathan.

Actually, my concern isn't so much that such a purge wouldn't be a good idea; but rather that in the US today, anything remotely resembling it may be well-nigh impossible.

Anyone remember the "Grace Commission," formed pursuant to a Reagan executive order of 1982? In fact, Ronnie was the first president, as far as I know, to use the term "drain the swamp."

The plan, presented in 1984, was formulated by a few of a previous generation's smartest guys. And Reagan, who obviously was a much more likeable and popular president, with far greater public support, was unable to get more than very minor bits and pieces of the plan implemented.

If Donald and the Elon/Vivek team have any chance of succeeding, they're going to need to come out of the gate, across all areas of government, with a demonstration of manifest competence and credibility, not rampant confusion and chaos.

In this regard, I'm afraid it isn't looking promising so far.

(Matt Gaetz? Seriously? Who believes that picking this incompetent, hyperpartisan bomb-thrower was a good idea?)

[Jacuzzme]

Originally Posted by Texas Contrarian

(Matt Gaetz? Seriously? Who believes that picking this incompetent, hyperpartisan bomb-thrower was a good idea?)

I like hyperpartisan bomb throwers. They keep it interesting.

[bb1961]

As if ALLL the cabinet members now aren't hyperpartisan...give me a fucking break!!

[txdot-guy]

[Why_Yes_I_Do]

Originally Posted by txdot-guy

That last graphic already happened during The Summer of Love 2020.

[Why_Yes_I_Do]

Originally Posted by Why_Yes_I_Do

Maybe he can get the Pentagon to pass an audit after 6 failed attempts recently.

They just flunked audit #7...

'INSANITY': Pentagon fails 7th audit in a row, unable to account for nearly $830B budget

[1blackman1]

I’m pretty sure the military knows exactly where the money is. They just ain’t telling.

[Why_Yes_I_Do]

Originally Posted by 1blackman1

I’m pretty sure the military knows exactly where the money is. They just ain’t telling.

Try telling that to the IRS at tax time and report back on the outcome.