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The DOGE Squad Is Squandering a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
Government tech experts say Elon Musk’s team could have seized the moment to make Washington work better.
It’s overstating the case to describe Pahlka, Dickerson, and Lewis as disillusioned, because it was obvious all along that Musk’s dreams didn’t involve things like single sign-on f or government services, or direct tax filing, or creating a universal feedback loop so agencies could better serve their constituents. For those who spent a good chunk of their lives pushing for reform, and ultimately concluded that only radical measures could tame the bureaucratic beast, Elon Musk’s youth crusade represents a heartbreaking squandering of a generational opportunity. But as a matter of fact, they are contributing to efforts to shut down Head Start programs, halting initiatives to monitor potential global pandemics in Africa, and creating the conditions to restore indefensible late fees on credit cards.
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