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It also stops the VA from buying supplies… ya know- pesky things used in healthcare- like bandages and medications and IVs…
February 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Can you think of a more cartoonish example of government waste than using 292 workdays’ worth of man-hours to clarify that, last week, air-traffic controllers monitored airplanes?
From The Atlantic
February 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Consider America’s roughly 14,000 Federal Aviation Administration air-traffic controllers. If each of them spends just 10 minutes opening their work email, finding this request, drafting a response, proofreading it, and sending it off, that adds up to 2,333 hours of work.
February 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I think you miss my point. This demand by Musk in essence creates inefficiency. It is a waste of time by federal employees to write what they did in a week. It is also insulting as hell.
February 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The tail wagging the dog for sure
February 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The tail that is wagging the dog…for sure
February 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
NEW: WIRED has identified six young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24, according to public databases, their online presences, and other records—who have little to no government experience and are now playing critical roles in Musk’s DOGE project. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM