How DOGE is really going to work

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In the last few days, Vivek has issued a series of tweets showing he understands how the regulatory process works.  That is good, but in turn it means DOGE ambitions end up scaled down.  Now there is a WSJ piece by Vivek and Elon.  Here is what I take to be the critical passage:

DOGE will work with legal experts embedded in government agencies, aided by advanced technology, to apply these rulings to federal regulations enacted by such agencies. DOGE will present this list of regulations to President Trump, who can, by executive action, immediately pause the enforcement of those regulations and initiate the process for review and rescission.

I’m all for this (and more), but take a look at what we are getting here.  Paused enforcement is better than nothing, but the rule doesn’t go away.  In the meantime, private companies probably will continue to act as if the rule may continue, given limited time horizons in politics and indeed for DOGE itself.  The process for “review and rescission” of course is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive.  Again, bring it on but just do not expect too much from this.  Note further that “right-leaning regulatory troops” are quite thin on the ground, most of all in these agencies.

The column has numerous further points of interest, which perhaps I will take up in the future.  Here is a very good indeed essential piece by Stuart Buck on government efficiency,  Here again is my earlier Bloomberg column on priorities for DOGE.  James Broughel has a sunset suggestion for regulations.

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