Its initial strikes could be the start of a broader fight.
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SinceFranklinD.Roosevelt,onewayofmeasuringthesuccessofanAmericanpresidentialadministrationistotallyitsaccomplishmentsinitsfirst100days.Bythisstandard,PresidentTrump’ssecondadministrationislookingquitesuccessful.
SinceJanuary20,thepresident’scabinethaspursueddecisiveactiononvirtuallyeverypoliticalfront.Butthemosthigh-risk,high-potentialinitiativehasbeenElonMusk’sDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency,orDOGE.EstablishedintheshellofformerPresidentObama’sU.S.DigitalService,DOGEwaschargedwitheliminatingwaste,fraud,andabuseinanefforttoremakethefederalgovernment.Foranyoneelse,suchaninitiativewouldhaveseemedquixotic.ButforMusk,whohasrevolutionizedmultipleindustriesandthrivesinhigh-conflictmanagementscenarios,acautioushopeseemedappropriate.
Overthefirst30days,Musk’sDOGEmethodhascometoresembleaseek-and-destroymission.Muskdispatchedsmallteamsoflawyers,engineers,andhuman-resourcesspecialiststogovernmentagencies,instructingthemtocutwasteful
