Amanda Aronchik

Yeah. At the time, there was this story circling around about government waste and government inefficiency. And it all started with this mythical hammer. The story was if you bought a hammer like on the street, your local hardware store, it would cost six dollars. But if the federal government bought a hammer, it cost four hundred dollars. The $400 federal hammer.

Yeah. At the time, there was this story circling around about government waste and government inefficiency. And it all started with this mythical hammer. The story was if you bought a hammer like on the street, your local hardware store, it would cost six dollars. But if the federal government bought a hammer, it cost four hundred dollars. The $400 federal hammer.

And it cost this much because of all the federal rules and regulations around buying something for the government. The paperwork, the red tape, the people involved in just procuring the hammer.

And it cost this much because of all the federal rules and regulations around buying something for the government. The paperwork, the red tape, the people involved in just procuring the hammer.

And it cost this much because of all the federal rules and regulations around buying something for the government. The paperwork, the red tape, the people involved in just procuring the hammer.

You can kind of say that RIGO was the precursor to DOGE. And they hired Elaine Kamarck to steer the ship for their big effort.

You can kind of say that RIGO was the precursor to DOGE. And they hired Elaine Kamarck to steer the ship for their big effort.

You can kind of say that RIGO was the precursor to DOGE. And they hired Elaine Kamarck to steer the ship for their big effort.

There were three prongs to Rego's mission. They were going to make the federal government more modern, like get every federal agency on email and actually just on the internet.

There were three prongs to Rego's mission. They were going to make the federal government more modern, like get every federal agency on email and actually just on the internet.

There were three prongs to Rego's mission. They were going to make the federal government more modern, like get every federal agency on email and actually just on the internet.

Yeah. And of course, they wanted to also cut And that is the side of things that we are going to focus on today.

Yeah. And of course, they wanted to also cut And that is the side of things that we are going to focus on today.

Yeah. And of course, they wanted to also cut And that is the side of things that we are going to focus on today.

Elaine actually found that the most cumbersome regulations were around procurements, the way the government, mainly the Defense Department, had to buy things. It's this massive system of rules and checks and balances for even the tiniest purchases.

Elaine actually found that the most cumbersome regulations were around procurements, the way the government, mainly the Defense Department, had to buy things. It's this massive system of rules and checks and balances for even the tiniest purchases.

Elaine actually found that the most cumbersome regulations were around procurements, the way the government, mainly the Defense Department, had to buy things. It's this massive system of rules and checks and balances for even the tiniest purchases.

the mythical expensive government hammer was real. And Elaine says they also found like the over-regulated expensive ashtray and super expensive government floor wax. They collected all their inefficiencies from across the government. And on September 7th, 1993, Elaine and Al Gore presented their big report on the White House lawn with a lot of fanfare.

the mythical expensive government hammer was real. And Elaine says they also found like the over-regulated expensive ashtray and super expensive government floor wax. They collected all their inefficiencies from across the government. And on September 7th, 1993, Elaine and Al Gore presented their big report on the White House lawn with a lot of fanfare.

the mythical expensive government hammer was real. And Elaine says they also found like the over-regulated expensive ashtray and super expensive government floor wax. They collected all their inefficiencies from across the government. And on September 7th, 1993, Elaine and Al Gore presented their big report on the White House lawn with a lot of fanfare.