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The earlier stories (or headlines) left me wondering how they were going to blatantly get around the humongous conflict of interest.
that function is literally part of the gao's mission.
i can already read the future headlines:
government accountability office (gao) report states musk-led 'efficiency department' is needless waste of public funds.
followed two days later by:
trump sacks gene dodaro, comptroller general and head of government accountability office.
One. Trump can't fire the Comptroller. They report to Congress.
Two. Trump will get to select the next Comptroller on December 22 of 2025. So it's kind of a moot point.
Exactly. The Ministry of Truth says _________ (fill in the blank as needed.)
It will sound like a government agency is providing recommendations, but in truth it's whatever Elon says.
It won't have government employees or have to follow government rules. It's just an expensive government contractor with no rules. It won't have to prove itself. Just "the algorithm" that has the answer to any problem. How did it arrive at that answer? Difficult to say, it's proprietary. Assuming any accountability, it won't be uncovered until years after the decision has already been made.