A note of caution, government doesn't have to be efficient in order to be effective. In fact, given the unpredictable nature of the challenges that a government may have to deal with, a certain amount of built-in redundancy / slack is often needed to adapt effectively to unforeseen situations. If you strip government back to the bone, it won't have any spare resources to adapt to rapidly changing situations - the sort of volatility that characterizes the modern world. It's the same reason humans carry wasteful fat around in their bodies and large scale constructions like bridges are massively over-engineered. It's often better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Not sure how it's more efficient to have a bunch of unneeded real estate and traffic to have people capable of doing work remotely be in an office full time.
Any thought on why with all the talk of government efficiency no one seems to talk about getting rid of all the thousands of consultants the government hires? Fed gov has had some 60k employees for the last 40+ years, get rid of all the consultants and would save billions. Another simple idea would be that if a senator or rep votes against a funding bill/item then those dollars are not spent in his/her state or district.
A note of caution, government doesn't have to be efficient in order to be effective. In fact, given the unpredictable nature of the challenges that a government may have to deal with, a certain amount of built-in redundancy / slack is often needed to adapt effectively to unforeseen situations. If you strip government back to the bone, it won't have any spare resources to adapt to rapidly changing situations - the sort of volatility that characterizes the modern world. It's the same reason humans carry wasteful fat around in their bodies and large scale constructions like bridges are massively over-engineered. It's often better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Comments on govt efficiency come across as naive.
Not sure how it's more efficient to have a bunch of unneeded real estate and traffic to have people capable of doing work remotely be in an office full time.
Because remote government workers are professional mouse massagers
Any thought on why with all the talk of government efficiency no one seems to talk about getting rid of all the thousands of consultants the government hires? Fed gov has had some 60k employees for the last 40+ years, get rid of all the consultants and would save billions. Another simple idea would be that if a senator or rep votes against a funding bill/item then those dollars are not spent in his/her state or district.