The Base Realignment and Closure process is a potential model for Elon Musk’s cost-saving commission.
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ElonMuskisthegreatestentrepreneurofourera.Hedelightsinaccomplishingwhatissaidtobeimpossible:mass-producingelectriccars,sendingprivaterocketsintospace,andrestoringfreespeechontheworld’smostinfluentialsocialmediaplatform.Heisalsoaruthlesslyefficientmanager,havingslashedproductioncostsathishardwarecompanies,TelsaandSpaceX,andcut80percentoftheworkforceatTwitter,whilesimultaneouslyimprovingtheproduct.
Hisnextchallengemayproveevenmoreformidable.AspartoftheTrumpadministration’splantoslashthebureaucracy,MuskandbiotechentrepreneurVivekRamaswamyhopetocutgovernmentspendingbyupto$2trillionperyearthroughthenewlyestablishedDOGE,orDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency.
Onthesurface,thisseemsimpossible.Whileconservativeshavepromisedtoreducethesizeofgovernmentformorethanacentury,federaloutlayshavegrownwitheachpassingdecade.Somecongressionalinsiders,meantime,havealreadysignaledskepticismofDOGE,arguingthatMuska
