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"Despite the name, it would not be a federal executive department, which would require an act of Congress to create, instead it will serve as an advisory body o
by nickff 2y ago
"Despite the name, it would not be a federal executive department, which would require an act of Congress to create, instead it will serve as an advisory body operating outside of government. According to CBS News, it may operate under the Federal Advisory Committee Act."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency#Functions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Effic...
- croes 2y agoSounds more like a legal trick to create a department without following the proper laws.
- woodruffw 2y agoMy understanding of Smith-Mundt (including its 2012 revision) is that being an "advisory body" would not meaningfully discharge the group's relationship with the US Government. Calling it a "department" certainly doesn't help the case.
- rsynnott 2y agoI’m not sure that that makes it _better_, honestly.