GSA engineering lead resigns over DOGE ally's request for access

Re:GSA engineering lead resigns over DOGE ally's request for... by johng on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @03:56PM (#43095009)

It's just as likely that a lot of these people have something to hide and are abandoning ship. Or both at the same time.

The fact that they are uncovering amazing amounts of waste can't be ignored. Whatever their motive or reasoning.

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Re:GSA engineering lead resigns over DOGE ally's request for... by tssva on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @04:09PM (#43095155)

“The fact that they are uncovering amazing amounts of waste can't be ignored. Whatever their motive or reasoning.”

It can be ignored because it isn’t a fact. They have claimed to have uncovered amazing amounts of waste but I have yet to see any evidence that they have. They have uncovered spending that they disagree with on a policy basis but that isn’t waste that is a difference of opinion on spending priorities. And even that hasn’t been amazing amounts.

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Re:GSA engineering lead resigns over DOGE ally's request for... by ggm on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @04:07PM (#43095133)

Please list the amazing amounts of waste.

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Re:GSA engineering lead resigns over DOGE ally's request for... by quantified on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @04:52PM (#43095589)

Can you point to the specifics? Or have the DOGE-stylists not released verifiable quantities and recipients that match the headlines?

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Re:GSA engineering lead resigns over DOGE ally's request for... by dekhn on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @04:56PM (#43095631)

There is waste in government. However, what I have seen so far is Musk and buddies claiming waste, but upon further inspection, is not actually amazing amounts of waste, but rather their lack of understanding (combined with a credulous media).

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