If the federal government were a company, it would be a sprawling conglomerate laden with redundancies, runaway costs, and zero accountability. For decades, Washington’s bureaucracy grew with little incentive to slim down, leaving taxpayers footing the bill for inefficiency.
President Donald Trump sees an opportunity to change that dynamic and save the American taxpayer money!
With the launch of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the enlistment of high-profile business leaders to run it, Trump is treating taxpayers like shareholders who deserve maximum value for their investment. And if DOGE is successful, it’ll be one of the best turnarounds in history.
Private-Sector Efficiency, Cutting Waste, and Demanding Accountability
President Trump’s creation of DOGE marks a bold fusion of business acumen with government reform — something those of us who’ve been in the private sector have been waiting to see from an administration. In fact, I’m not sure my generation has ever seen it pursued so aggressively by any administration.
Any successful turnaround effort begins with diagnosing where resources are being wasted. Here, Trump’s DOGE has a head start. The Government Accountability Office’s latest audit of federal programs identified 38 areas “seriously vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement or that are in need of transformation.” In fact, in the past two years, the GAO’s recommendations have already yielded $84 billion in savings for the government – evidence that there is plenty of fat to trim. […]
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