Re:Mark Cuban offers to fund former 18f employees
by throw0101c on Sunday March 02, 2025 @12:33PM
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> Privatization is what a lot of people believe is the answer, thinking that there is so much waste and useless things the Federal government does.
Somehow I doubt that external consultants will be cheaper than in-house government employees. There's a reasonable argument to be made that the US needs more bureaucracy:
Somehow I doubt that external consultants will be cheaper than in-house government employees. There's a reasonable argument to be made that the US needs more bureaucracy:
* https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/america-needs-a-bigger-better-...
As to waste, Reagan tried to find it, bringing in the private sector:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Commission
* https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/topic-guide/president...
* https://www.gao.gov/products/123531
* https://www.pgpf.org/programs-and-projects/convening-experts...
* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42463355
* As did Bush (43): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_Inspectors_Gene...
* FDR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownlow_Committee
* Truman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Commission
* Clinton/Gore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Partnership_for_Reinv...
There's an entire agency whose job is auditing:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Accountability_Offi...