Is this Department of Government Efficiency going to REORGANIZE the government?

[Politruk]

The executive branch has been put together piecemeal over the centuries and a lot of it doesn't make sense organizationally -- e.g., NOAA is part of the Commerce Department. It might be an improvement if somebody systematically reorganized it along more rational lines.

For instance, there ought to be one department under which all agencies with scientific or technological missions, such as NOAA and NASA, are grouped.

Will this DOGE be doing anything like that?

As I recall, Jared Kushner was SUPPOSED to do something like this during Trump's first term. But he never got around to it. Never brought peace to the MENA, either.

 

[Politruk]

List of federal agencies.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Duplicate thread.

 

[Politruk]

We'll find out soon.

 

[jomar]

The two DOGE leaders will first and foremost cut anything that would reduce or interfere with astonishingly yuge money flowing into inflated government contracts they hold, thereby enriching themselves far beyond the pittance millions they bribed the orange dupe with in his election campaign.

After that they’ll take a long bro road trip in a vintage convertible corvette.

 

[ll74]

The two DOGE leaders will first and foremost cut anything that would reduce or interfere with astonishingly yuge money flowing into inflated government contracts they hold, thereby enriching themselves far beyond the pittance millions they bribed the orange dupe with in his election campaign.

After that they’ll take a long bro road trip in a vintage convertible corvette.

Vivek is out.

 

[jomar]

Vivek is out.

Ah, thanks. Palace intrigue, it seems. Still, pockets well be lined.

 

[ll74]

Ah, thanks. Palace intrigue, it seems. Still, pockets well be lined.

Apparently it's due to his desire to run for governor. Figures, we get rid of Vance and might get Vivek.

 

[jomar]

Apparently it's due to his desire to run for governor. Figures, we get rid of Vance and might get Vivek.

Some of the various sources I read were saying the Musk folk were undercutting Vivek to marginalize him (marginalize is my read). So maybe the governor/senator thing was a gracious way to bow out. Just surface skimmed a couple things so could be way off base and have things backwards.

 

[ll74]

Some of the various sources I read were saying the Musk folk were undercutting Vivek to marginalize him (marginalize is my read). So maybe the governor thing was a gracious way to bow out. Just surface skimmed a couple things so could be way off base and have things backwards.

I read a few things about Elon being upset with his participation waning as well. My only question is whether either one will throw the other under the bus on Twitter and how the maga base will eat themselves again. I always enjoy watching that.

 

[jomar]

I read a few things about Elon being upset with his participation waning as well. My only question is whether either one will throw the other under the bus on Twitter and how the maga base will eat themselves again. I always enjoy watching that.

I hope so and hope it gets ugly.

 

[ll74]

I hope so and hope it gets ugly.

Already started

All the reservations I expressed about this guy for the last year were correct. My gut instincts about him were right on target

https://twitter.com/x/status/1881139468905922835

 

[jomar]

Already started

https://twitter.com/x/status/1881139468905922835

Love it. All the best people.

 

[colddiesel]

I reckon Musk will hang around for a while. Stellantis is in desperate financial straits and he will be keen to see them go under rather than get any big handouts from taxpayers. Ironically Musk will likely get support from GM and Ford on that particular issue and it can be dressed up a bit by selling off the one or two just profitable divisions, Fiat being the stand out.

There are one or two easy targets to get rid of. Education for example - it may not be a correct target but it is an easy target; the wrestling woman should be able to do that. The politically smart thing to do might be to ask the states what should be got rid of - then whatever their response they can be blamed for the failures.

The big one Defence has a budget greater than the next 9 nations combined. but DOGE won't go near it.

The more I think about it DOGE could turn out to be just another announcement and little else.

 

[Politruk]

The executive branch has been put together piecemeal over the centuries and a lot of it doesn't make sense organizationally -- e.g., NOAA is part of the Commerce Department. It might be an improvement if somebody systematically reorganized it along more rational lines.

For instance, there ought to be one department under which all agencies with scientific or technological missions, such as NOAA and NASA, are grouped.

Will this DOGE be doing anything like that?

No one has actually addressed this. Do you all assume Musk lacks the ability, or the inclination, to do it?

 

[Politruk]

Elizabeth Warren sent Elon Musk 30 ideas for how DOGE can cut U.S. spending.

Elizabeth Warren has some suggestions for Elon Musk as he settles into his new White House role.


On Thursday morning, the senator sent Musk a letter with 30 recommendations for how his DOGE commission could slash $2 trillion in U.S. spending over the next 10 years.
In the letter, Warren suggested several progressive policies, including closing tax loopholes for corporations and the wealthiest earners, renegotiating Department of Defense (DOD) contracts, and allowing Medicare to negotiate lower costs for prescription drugs.
Warren claims in the letter that $200 billion could be preserved by renegotiating defense contracts, pointing to a 2011 report that found contractors regularly hike prices for the military.
Musk has not publicly addressed the letter, and representatives for the billionaire did not return Fortune‘s request for comment.

 

[Politruk]

Any day now, Elon!

 

[Politruk]

The executive branch has been put together piecemeal over the centuries and a lot of it doesn't make sense organizationally -- e.g., NOAA is part of the Commerce Department. It might be an improvement if somebody systematically reorganized it along more rational lines.

For instance, there ought to be one department under which all agencies with scientific or technological missions, such as NOAA and NASA, are grouped.

Will this DOGE be doing anything like that?

As I recall, Jared Kushner was SUPPOSED to do something like this during Trump's first term. But he never got around to it. Never brought peace to the MENA, either.

Well, so far, DOGE does not appear to be intent on anything that visionary or useful.

 

[Politruk]

It's not looking any better. No useful reorganizations.

 

[Politruk]

The Creeps & Dweebs Of DOGE -- who and what each of them is.