If DOGE Treats Government Like a Business, It Could Be a Disaster

A lot of what the government does is hard to quantify and involves complicated tasks that inevitably require bureaucratic coordination and, yes, inefficiency.

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DOGE's war on telework would make government more expensive, less responsive

A recent report by Senator Joni Ernst has reignited debates about telework in the federal government, but data from various government agencies has shown that telework can lead to increased ...
The Hill - 1d
Tom Brady's role with the Raiders is about to get real

Sources say there's a likely path for the Raiders, and it depends heavily on how this season finishes, and also what Brady thinks of the quarterback situation.
Yahoo Sports - 2d
Government needs to think like a start-up, says minister

Pat McFadden says the civil service needs more "disrupters" to come up with new ideas to problems.
BBC News - 2d
Democrat Frost slams DOGE: Billionaires 'cosplaying as government officials'

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) criticized President-elect Trump’s choices to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying it’s "two billionaires who are cosplaying as government ...
The Hill - 5d
5 reasons Trump 47 will govern like no president in history

Trump's second term is expected to be marked by constitutional conflicts, business conflicts of interest, loyalty tests for generals, a hostile takeover of government, and a machismo attitude of ...
The Hill - 5d
We need the best of business innovation in government

Growth that does not make working people better off is pointless
Financial Times - 5d
DOGE could help fix our infrastructure problems — or make them far worse

They’re dead wrong that taking a meat axe to the federal government’s workforce will make things better; in fact, that’s more likely to make things worse.
The Hill - 6d
Trump’s populist 'mandate' could disrupt business tax reform wish list

Congress, and the GOP, has changed since then-President Trump and Republicans crafted the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. And while Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and GOP leadership are gunning to get a ...
The Hill - 6d
Inefficient and reckless: Why DOGE could be so dangerous

The idea that slashing federal agencies is a magic bullet for achieving good governance is as wrong-headed as it is simplistic.
The Hill - Dec. 3