What is the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)?

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12-13-2024

What is the Department Of Government Efficiency?

I’d like to think of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as President Trump’s proposed presidential advisory commission, or the modern day equivalent of the Peace Corps (1961) and Job Corps (1964) with a huge caveat in that DOGE differs by focusing on trimming pork and inefficiency from the federal government using non-paid citizen-volunteers to do the heavy lifting. DOGE is headed by volunteers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisers. DOGE is tasked with restructuring the federal government of the United States and removing regulations in order to reduce expenditures and increase government efficiency. DOGE’s work will begin on January 20th, 2025 and conclude no later than July 4, 2026.

Will it work?

Our bloated government is costing taxpayers untold $B$ yearly. So my question is where are they going to begin? Do they recommend to the president and to congress the shuttering of entire agencies; the mass firing of civil service employees; or encouraging retirement for those who qualify?  What about holding employees accountable for their actions/inaction?

DOGE is more than simply a “think tank” but the brains of a detailed and thorough evaluation and accountability entity with no power to make changes, but the authority to forward their evaluation and to bring recommendations to the Executive Branch.

What about conflicts of interest?

I don’t see any COI possibility as none of the volunteers have a vested interest in making this work, other than that of ordinary taxpayers who believe in smaller government, working smarter, not harder is the way of the future of America.

In the spirit of Making America Great Again I concur that President Trump’s idea could work wonders when the motivation behind the effort is driving the train for the greater good of our nation. – RTM

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