It just occurred to me that government agencies may be missing an important point. Surely much of the inevitable bloat in any bureaucracy (not just ours but every long-lived government in history) comes from adding new responsibilities to existing agencies? "Hey, we already do THIS; The Peepul would benefit so much more if we can also do THIS."
But with all these government layoffs, I see no hint in the news that everyone's going to eliminate services as a result. No, they'll all just try to keep providing all the same services with fewer people, and of course doing them badly (or at least more badly). --- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* If you're not failing when you train or test your security, you're not learning anything. -Craig Tucker */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Monday, March 3, 2025 22:41 And don't forget inside attacks. DOGE firings, changes may result in missed Social Security payments, delays in payment enrollment. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/doge-actions-may-cause-social-security-benefit-interruption-ex-agency-head.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
