It is not known if the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will review government spending and operations anew, incorporate and build upon already written studies and previous works, or do a combination of the two. Previous works could be useful in DOGE’s mission of government reform.

If DOGE has not already done so, it should consider three types of previous works: papers from think tanks, academics, and others; compilations of government waste from senators and members of Congress; and recommendations on improving government and eliminating waste from congressional committees such as the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform. If possible, DOGE should also speak with those who were instrumental in their creation to get their perspectives.

DOGE has announced some of its plans. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who will lead the department, wrote: “The two of us will advise DOGE at every step to pursue three types of reform: regulatory rescissions, administrative reductions, and cost savings.

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