Hacker News with Generative AI: Government Efficiency

Assessment of Doge and Musk's Actions for Government Efficiency (bozho.net)
The Trump administration began with a commitment to optimizing the efficiency of the government, introducing the so-called DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) under Elon Musk.
Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, Politics
11 points by bozho 11 days ago | 2 comments
DOGE Makes Its Latest Errors Harder to Find (nytimes.com)
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has repeatedly posted error-filled data that inflated its success at saving taxpayer money. But after a series of news reports called out those mistakes, the group changed its tactics.
Government Efficiency, Data Analysis, Elon Musk, Media Influence
39 points by jbegley 21 days ago | 11 comments
Social Security Workers Aren't Allowed to Read This Story (wired.com)
Employees at the Social Security Administration (SSA) were informed on Thursday morning that new rules forbid them from accessing “general news” websites, including those that have been at the forefront of the reporting on Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort.
Social Security, Government, Elon Musk, News Censorship, Government Efficiency
9 points by coloneltcb 27 days ago | 0 comments
Cutting health care "waste" is hard (slowboring.com)
I’m happy to concede that “wasteful spending” is, in fact, a real thing and that making the government more efficient is genuinely desirable, even as DOGE wreaks havoc on the American state and it becomes increasingly clear that efficiency isn’t actually the goal of Donald Trump or Elon Musk.
Healthcare, Government Efficiency, Politics
6 points by JumpCrisscross 29 days ago | 0 comments
Understanding Doge as Procurement Capture (anildash.com)
For the last few months, there's been a lot of conversation around the "Department" of Government Efficiency, which is ostensibly an effort at improving government efficency, with a primary narrative being around government spending.
Government Efficiency, Procurement, Cryptocurrency, Politics
18 points by intunderflow 31 days ago | 0 comments
Veterans Affairs Official Issues Stark Warning About Musk's 'Absolute Chaos' (msn.com)
A Veterans Affairs (VA) official has raised alarm over the sweeping cuts and restructuring efforts led by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Veterans Affairs, Elon Musk, Government Efficiency, Politics
11 points by actionfromafar 35 days ago | 0 comments
Elon Musk spells danger for Accenture, McKinsey and their rivals (economist.com)
It should be a management consultant’s dream. The organisation is immense. Bloat is a problem. And the new boss is eager to shake things up. President Donald Trump and his disrupter-in-chief, Elon Musk, have already begun hacking away at America’s federal bureaucracy. Mr Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has set itself the target of cutting government spending by a colossal $2trn.
Management Consulting, Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, Artificial Intelligence, Business
47 points by matthewsinclair 37 days ago | 40 comments
DOGE's only public ledger is riddled with mistakes (nytimes.com)
Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency say they have saved the federal government $55 billion through staff reductions, lease cancellations and a long list of terminated contracts published online this week as a “wall of receipts.”
Cryptocurrency, Government Efficiency, Elon Musk
1092 points by belter 40 days ago | 1462 comments
Elon Musk's Doge Targets US Gold Reserves (ibtimes.co.uk)
Billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been driving massive changes across US federal agencies and institutions in an attempt to trim unnecessary spending and redundant workforce for transparency and enhanced operational throughput.
Elon Musk, Government Efficiency, US Government, Finance, Cryptocurrency
12 points by monsterRest 44 days ago | 3 comments
Will Elon Musk fire a third of the US government? (theguardian.com)
Musk and Donald Trump propose a ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, crypto wins big in the election and a modern equivalent of Lysistrata takes hold on TikTok
Politics, Government Efficiency, Social Media
15 points by beardyw 142 days ago | 9 comments