DOGE Derangement Syndrome

What Elon Musk is trying to do has been done before by the Grace Commission, Reform'88, Reinventing Government chaired by Gore, the Obama Fiscal Commission and Bush's task forces on tax reform, personnel policy and Social Security.

Elon needs expert staff. People who understand regulatory policy (Neil Kerwin or any of his former students at American), a general counsel who vets bad ideas before they see the light of day, an administrator who knows how to work with agencies and the GAO to get the required data - it is easier than he thinks, a tax policy expert or thought leader (I would help if Trump quits shooting from the hip) to look at the congressional budget process and committee organization, a political sponsor - ideally the Vice President.

Elon is a rookie and it shows. This town chews up rookies and sends them home in the first year of every administration. Long term reform needs to be quiet