By focusing on these policies, DOGE can deliver measurable results while ensuring government operations are cost-effective, transparent, and aligned with citizen needs.
1. Technology Overhaul and Automation
Policy: Government AI Integration Initiative
Require every federal agency to audit its operations and identify tasks that can be automated using AI or machine learning.
Implement AI systems for routine administrative functions such as processing permits, tax filings, or managing public records.
Establish a “Digital Federal Hub” to consolidate outdated databases into a single cloud-based platform with secure access for all agencies.
2. Performance-Based Accountability
Policy: Efficiency Scorecard Act
All federal departments must publish annual performance scorecards, grading their effectiveness and efficiency in delivering services.
Reward high-performing departments with additional funding and public recognition, while low-performing departments must develop improvement plans reviewed by DOGE.
3. Streamlining Bureaucracy
Policy: Red Tape Reduction Mandate
Conduct a 12-month cross-agency review to identify redundant processes or overlapping responsibilities.
Merge or eliminate unnecessary departments and consolidate services to reduce administrative layers.
Implement “one-click” services for citizens to apply for federal permits, benefits, and licenses, minimizing paperwork and processing time.
4. Data-Driven Decision Making
Policy: Federal Data Analytics Center (FDAC)
Create a central analytics division to use real-time data for improving decision-making across agencies.
Use predictive analytics to anticipate resource needs, prevent fraud, and optimize spending (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid fraud prevention).
Require all agencies to submit quarterly data on performance and costs to DOGE for review.
5. Public-Private Partnerships
Policy: Innovation Partnership Program
Partner with private-sector leaders (like Tesla or Google) to co-develop solutions for transportation, energy, and cybersecurity challenges.
Provide federal grants and tax incentives for startups offering cost-saving technologies applicable to government functions.
6. Workforce Modernization
Policy: Federal Skills Retraining Act
Offer federal employees free training in technology, data analysis, and project management to prepare them for modernized roles.
Encourage early retirement or transition programs for redundant positions to reduce workforce bloat.
7. Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
Policy: Green Government Initiative
Mandate all government facilities to transition to renewable energy sources within a decade.
Replace the federal fleet with electric vehicles and prioritize energy-efficient technologies for building upgrades.
8. Budget Optimization
Policy: Zero-Based Budgeting Reform
Require federal agencies to justify every expense annually, starting from zero rather than carrying over previous budgets.
Freeze non-essential discretionary spending for underperforming programs.
9. Citizen Feedback Integration
Policy: Digital Citizen Suggestion Box
Launch an online platform for citizens to suggest efficiency improvements or report wasteful practices anonymously.
Incentivize actionable suggestions by awarding small grants or recognition to participants whose ideas are implemented.
10. Ethical Use of Resources
Policy: Government Resource Accountability Standards
Limit employee use of government assets (e.g., vehicles, office space) for non-official purposes.
Install energy-monitoring systems in all federal buildings to reduce energy waste.
11. Cross-Agency Collaboration
Policy: Inter-Agency Efficiency Councils
Establish councils for agencies with overlapping missions (e.g., EPA and Department of Energy) to create joint goals and share resources.
Require quarterly reports on collaboration progress, reviewed by DOGE.
12. Universal Metrics for Progress
Policy: DOGE Dashboard Act
Develop a real-time public dashboard tracking efficiency metrics like cost savings, service delivery times, and citizen satisfaction.
Publish annual reports on progress toward specific efficiency goals.
There needs to be a public website that shows the American people all the tax money that is spent on ridiculous things like butterfly studies in Egypt, do selfies make us happy, does global warming make it harder for taxi drivers to drive in Guam, Trans shows on military installations paid for by the DOD, do seatbelts and helmets save lives in Guam, a Oko Ono art display where ppl can smash glass and put it back together with twine and tape…these are ridiculous ways our money is spent and i think if people actually saw it with their own eyes, there would be real outrage!!
The need to investigate The Department of Veterans Affairs for throwing away money to random businesses applying for VA grants. These businesses create their own rules and try to get their hands on veteran VA records by requiring veterans under financial duress to sign off on VA record releases and service record releases in order to get rental assistance from the VA grant. The VA doesn’t monitor the operation of these businesses and has no idea whether the business is compliant with HIPAA and protecting all information pertaining to the veteran’s records. The VA could choose to pay veterans a monthly Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) which is the same that’s issue to active duty military for housing, and we know that this method will end veteran homelessness, but instead they give away large amounts of funding to random businesses and these businesses can be located on the worst sides of town giving veterans more reason to worry about identity theft. Their staff can need attitude adjustments. This VA funding may sit without enough veterans knowing where to access or the business might be corrupt enough to limit the veteran from accessing the grant through rules they create. Does anyone know whether or not they were turning away illegal veterans during Covid shutdowns and dipping into that funding? In additon these businesses have the ability to do all kinds of disgruntle things, because they have become the guardians of the funding removing the VA from oversight. In a disagreement with the veteran about not moving the veterans files between locations they can purposely cause the veterans rent not to get paid on time. As a result that veteran is receiving 3 day eviction notices. They then try to cover their ass with lies. If the veteran has a mental health diagnosis they can use it against the veteran to manipulate favorable outcome if they were to get reported when they should be reprimended and fired. This wouldn’t happen to veterans if they had more control over their funding by requiring the VA to use BAH to pay veterans instead of VA grants to pay businesses . The VA needs to start safeguarding veteran’s records and prohibit VA grants to businesses. Require all businesses that have received VA grants to report back all the veterans they have given rental assistance to so the VA can issue these veterans BAH without any further intrusion. Demand that the records these businesses have obtained be property deposed off in accordance with privacy laws. The VA homelessness line will be used to assist veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with monthly BAH. The veteran will be able to immediately obtain housing without waiting lists and privacy intrusions. The VA homeless line is useless to veterans, they refer veterans to section 8 housing with waiting lists and creates homelessness in the waiting period times. Section 8 housing is another government program and an insult to veterans. The government can do better than section 8 housing for veterans. These government entities that have missing funding that remains unaccounted for or have been misusing funding relocate their funding to The Department of Veterans Affairs where it can receive good use. Veterans need free medical transportation to the VA and none VA medical facilities. Veterans needs Veterans Base Housing where their BAH can pay for privatized housing and a VA hospital can be authorized on the installation, so veterans can easily get to their appointment. If veterans chose not to live on Veterans Base Housing, then they will still have their BAH to select where they want to live. The VA should choose by default the highest BAH rate within their state. This will allow veterans that aren’t restricted to military duty stations to be able to have the funds to be able to move anywhere within their state, considering housing shortages and increased housing costs. This can help veterans live near the better medical facilities of their choice for the best medical treatment.