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Re:Elon Musk spells danger for Accenture, McKinsey and their... by alephnerd on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:02AM (#43173604)
In the 90s, the Clinton Admin pushed a government efficiency program similar to DOGE (except much more organized). Around 250k federal employees were laid off.

It destroyed a significant portion of local economies (as several military base towns/cities like Rantoul IL, Lynn MA, and Pittsburg CA saw their economies collapse) and caused our defense industries (Aerospace, Shipbuilding, etc) to be forced to consolidate and ossify.

IMO, we need to re-look Clinton's legacy and see how much of a negative impact his policies had over the long term, just like we are now doing so for Reagan.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Partnership_for_Rei...

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Re:Elon Musk spells danger for Accenture, McKinsey and their... by throwaway894345 on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @12:39PM (#43174940)
I might be misremembering, but I think Congress had passed a law mandating "buy, not build". Was Clinton pushing that policy, or was he implementing it, or am I conflating multiple distinct "small government" initiatives?
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Re:Elon Musk spells danger for Accenture, McKinsey and their... by alephnerd on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @12:44PM (#43174986)
The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 ("buy not build") was a part of this.
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