> Privatization is what a lot of people believe is the answer, thinking that there is so much waste and useless things the Federal government does. Somehow I d

> Privatization is what a lot of people believe is the answer, thinking that there is so much waste and useless things the Federal government does. Somehow I doubt that external consultants will be cheaper than in-house government employees. There's a reasonable argument to be made that the US needs more bureaucracy: * https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/america-needs-a-bigger-better-bureaucracy https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/america-needs-a-bigger-better-... As to waste, Reagan tried to find it, bringing in the private sector: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Commission * https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/topic-guide/presidents-private-sector-survey-cost-control-grace-commission https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/topic-guide/president... * https://www.gao.gov/products/123531 https://www.gao.gov/products/123531 * https://www.pgpf.org/programs-and-projects/convening-experts/expert-views/fiscal-commission/fiscal-commissions-promises-and-disappointments/ https://www.pgpf.org/programs-and-projects/convening-experts... * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42463355 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42463355 * As did Bush (43): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_Inspectors_General_on_Integrity_and_Efficiency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_Inspectors_Gene... * FDR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownlow_Committee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownlow_Committee * Truman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Commission * Clinton/Gore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Partnership_for_Reinventing_Government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Partnership_for_Reinv... There's an entire agency whose job is auditing: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Accountability_Office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Accountability_Offi...