Amanda Aronchik

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.

It's always a show, these things, you know. Al Gore also went on David Letterman to brag about all of the inefficiencies that they found.

It's always a show, these things, you know. Al Gore also went on David Letterman to brag about all of the inefficiencies that they found.

It's always a show, these things, you know. Al Gore also went on David Letterman to brag about all of the inefficiencies that they found.

Al Gore actually showed up with the symbolic expensive government hammer to smash the symbolic expensive government ashtray.

Al Gore actually showed up with the symbolic expensive government hammer to smash the symbolic expensive government ashtray.

Al Gore actually showed up with the symbolic expensive government hammer to smash the symbolic expensive government ashtray.

It was a hammer. Yeah. And their big report said, we are going to overhaul that massive procurement system, all the regulations around how the federal government can buy things. And also, yeah, a bunch of people were going to lose their jobs.

It was a hammer. Yeah. And their big report said, we are going to overhaul that massive procurement system, all the regulations around how the federal government can buy things. And also, yeah, a bunch of people were going to lose their jobs.

It was a hammer. Yeah. And their big report said, we are going to overhaul that massive procurement system, all the regulations around how the federal government can buy things. And also, yeah, a bunch of people were going to lose their jobs.

Elaine honestly can't talk about what she did in the 90s without, like, alluding to what is going on now. But even she will admit things got a little bit weird back then, too.