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President Donald Trump driving to reduce the federal government by liberation and empowering Elon Musk to the indelectively fire thousands of federal employees, chaos had.

And while there is a popular support for the term solution in federal consumption – especially among Trump voters – no one imagined that it would be done to be done. Neither people expected to resist such a little from the congress, because his constitutional power of the purse was cut over amazing.

There was a lot of demonstrations of the inefficiency of the Ministry of the Government of the Musk Government (Doge), from the must be crowded to workers to be forced to recognize the receivables of huge savings were Bogus.

It is not particularly surprising for such a non-polite effort.

What is surprising how little is made of similarity between Trump’s efforts and those who took Bill Clinton over 30 years ago. Clinton appointed his vice president, Al upstairs, to take the so-called competent impact review (eg), aimed at the government’s reinvence. The Commission’s above (as it became known) was also focused on simplification and reduction in the size of the Federal Government, but there were more. In many ways, which was upstrained above was still ambitious from Mosus access to chainsaws.

Like Trump, Clinton and Gore, the presidential directives and executive orders for the implementation of many of their efforts. But unlike the current effort, the cutting did not begin until they have undergone the six-month study process and developed a draft how best to invent the federal government. Government agencies were brought to the process to determine the best ways to make efficiency. In fact, efforts were led by some 250 federal employees who remained on their payment lists of the Agency.

There were four basic principles of NPR:

1. First placing customers, which means American citizens

2. Cuting red strips

3. Empowering federal employees to drive results

4. Cut the government back to the basics.

In some field, efforts were very successful. The federal labor force was reduced near 400,000 employees between 1993. and 2000, or about 17 percent of the total number. The cuts ruled the smallest, of which he was from Eisenhower administration. Layers of management are reduced at the headquarters of the Agency Department, 2,000 field offices have been closed, and about 250 programs and agencies and agencies were removed. Thousands of regulations agencies are also shown and door.

All this was done to not be done by reducing cutting (such as Doge’s Dodehiciary in China-Trade), but to significantly improve the government’s play. The above is aimed at 32 highly impact of the Agency with the aim of measurable improving contacts basically in customer service – with citizens and companies alike.

As in the fall of Doga, IRS and Social Security Administration, they received huge attention. But unlike now, the main focus was on improving the interactions of the customer with these agencies. Efforts such as information centers for social security have adopted world class friendly practices or accelerating the customer appeal resolution are completely absent. Solve the telephone lines for social security that helps millions of recipients of older and disability (recent dogger) would not go into the main minds of anyone involved in the efforts in Clinton.

Other efforts in the dog, like reducing field office staff, waiting time for people to wait for the person unsustainable. Doge’s efforts seem to be intended to make the government as irresponsible, again the opposite of NPR. When the above effort did not deal with the IRS, the result created a system that allows people to submit taxes in electronically, probably by helping the tax agency to faster and more efficiently bring people to their refund faster.

The basic topic of the work above the Commission was that the government employees needed permission and encouragement to change the culture from the ability to focus on innovation. By the end of the 1990s, the online revolution was just embarked on, and the above focus on efficiency was also in the integration of IT technology for accelerating the government and made available.

There is no doubt that the project that has been massive as one intended to achieve real progress in reducing the size of the Federal Government requires leadership from the top. Clinton and Trump administrations are certainly similar to the image in this regard. However, the parachute, assumes that simply reaching something, even if the reduction you are taking to the government to suit the government less and less efficient. Clinton’s effort, in placing customer and government services, were not all decreased in improving government services.

It was all done in consultations with people who have best understood the problems, putting faith in the expertise of the best bureaucrats to build a better mouseTrap. Musk, instead views only the existence of government officials such as the problem of Doge resolution.

Greda gave “Hammer awards” to government employees – relating to notorious $600 hammers That the Pentagon was unacceptable – which consists of a hammer bound by a red ribbon, mounted by the Blue Baltha, and the words signed by the vice president says: “Thank you for the creation of a government that costs better and costs less and less.”

In addition, federal employees are encouraged to participate in “Revervention Laboratories” to catalyze innovation outside the framework. Sending a message that employees should not be afraid failure to design reforms was the key principle of these projects. In fact, worse access was much more efforts of Silicone-Valina-Valley Since all Elon Musk, the product of Silicon Valley, Doge occurred.

The second key difference between dogs and efforts was in search of the consent of the Congress for the key aspects of the plan. When there was a bid for purchases to thousands of government officials Congress were asked to approve payments. Moreover, Clinton has achieved the passage of government society and results given by the congress sanctioned basis for determining the measurable goals and strategic plans, which enables responsibility.

In contrast, Doge spent the whole time focused on the breaking of the Government – “taking a chainsaw” or feeding agencies in the “Woodchiper” – the exact way to combat themselves.

Clinton Administration realized that there was a decline in the government – today more pronounced – but in order to improve if their own personal interactions with the government are improved. It is a key insight into the fight against skepticism and hostility towards the government, understanding that so many individuals and companies rely on government services in their daily lives.

Efforts to the mountain commission must have received a lot of criticism in their time. Just as he is criticized today, some thought that the gorge efforts were resolved by some key government employees with special skills and that many government employees who remained perfect candidates. Others thought that hard efforts amounted to a minor reform, but also a lot of Hype. They saw that the reduction of the government resulted in much more private performers who worked work previously done and failed to prevent regreg bureaucracy in the following administrations.

It is striking that in 25 years by Clinton administration, the Federal Workforce increased by almost 30 percent, adding around 540,000 government employees, which is more than building a force reduction that the above has achieved.

This huge regreg makes it difficult not to acknowledge that there is a role for Doge.

And until the effort went up at the beginning of the online revolution and capitalized it, Musk, disappointing, neglected the dawn of practical artificial intelligence. The focus should be on huge steps in efficiency that AI can lead. There is no doubt that there would be a huge decrease and decrease in employees if the implementation of AI was the northern star of the passing.

What a missed opportunity was given that musk has true expertise in AI! He could focus his entire initiative where artificial intelligence could do the government in charge of his customer / citizens. For such a smart guy – who sees himself as the inscription of innovation – it is exceptional that he did not lead him by an example, which he set up Al up in the optimal reduction of our government.

Instead, he ignored today’s great technological innovation, and that should be central effort.

Tom Rogers is the Executive President ClairiGrid, Inc. (Cloud Ai Grid Company), editor – editor for NewsWeek, Founder of CNBC and CNBC contributions. It was founded by MSNBC, whether the former executive director of TIVO, a member of the retention of our Republic (organization dedicated to preserving the democracy of the nation). He is also a member of the Working Group of the American Bar for Democracy.

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