After Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency canceled over $220 million in federal contracts, agencies scrambled to reinstate them due to the disruption caused. The cancellations highlighted the disorder ensuing from hasty cost-cutting measures, as many contracts were legally required and necessary for government functions. The swift reinstatement of these contracts signified inefficiencies and raised concerns about Musk's approach of applying Silicon Valley principles to federal operations, resulting in significant time wasted and confusion, particularly at agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Environmental Protection Agency.
They should have used a scalpel. But instead they went in with an axe and chopped it all down.
Musk brought the Silicon Valley ethos of "move fast and break things" to his cleaning house of the federal government.
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