I’m going to give an account of what became known as “The Great Government Transformation of 2025”. It’s a story that carries immense educati

Secretary of the DOGE - by Mark Snape - Poor Mark

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I’m going to give an account of what became known as “The Great Government Transformation of 2025”. It’s a story that carries immense educational value for those interested in the practical application of systematic problem-solving to large, complex systems.

Our tale begins in early 2025, when the newly appointed Secretary of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, set out to revolutionize federal bureaucracy through his celebrated five-step problem-solving approach. The department, playfully nicknamed "DOGE," was granted authority to review and revise federal operations.

The success that followed provides a masterclass in what I call the "Psychology of Effective Reform," the rare combination of clear thinking, systematic process, and rational persistence that occasionally produces miracles.

The initial phase began with questioning requirements. Secretary Musk assembled a team of what he called "first principles analysts." These were highly motivated people all trained to ask not just why something was done a certain way, but whether it needed to be done at all. They began with a simple but revolutionary approach: every government requirement had to justify its existence.