Elon is going after the FAR

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is gonna be interesting. I say that because the Federal Acquisiton Regulation (FAR) is so archaic and unnecessarily complex at over a thousand pages in its paper version. This is the one thing that needs to be redone from the ground up, but not by 19-year old hackers. Rather than taking an axe to random shit, he should have lifted up the hood and did a deep dive into WHY the bureaucratic processes are the way they are. The FAR is a prime example.

I fully anticipated and expect that contracts will be forced upon the USG that do little but benefit Musk and others. This is not at all surprising.

What Musk could do that would be helpful re: the FAR is use AI to assist in generating contracts. We have people that spend huge amounts of time re-inventing the wheel on every contract. That would free them up to move much more quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good. 2,000 pages of bureacratic spaghetti that cost tax payers immensely.

The goal of the FAR is to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. So naturally Musk will try to get rid of it so that he can single source everything to his own companies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They aren't actually trying to do anything that would make the government more efficient. They aren't looking at the work. They only care about making the headcount smaller.

Pretty sure it is worse and more sinister than that.

[Anonymous]

So, can someone without a CO warrant obligate funds?

[Anonymous]

This is something I'm interested. 90% of the FAR can go.

[Anonymous]

Still no citation for this. Seems like wishcasting

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh gosh, how I would welcome a new version of government procurement rules! As a federal contractor I can tell you quite honestly that the rules do not result in the best product for the American people. Also contractors are not making giant margins contrary to popular belief here. And it is fair and American that businesses can perform work at a fair profit. In my mind that’s roughly 10%. That is darn hard to do with the current rules

Hahah. Are you crazy. Major contractors are making ridiculous margins. Particular those getting contracts from Defense. Why do you think these billionaires are so willing to be involved in Government. It is not because they care about the folks on this forum. Some of ya’ll really do be drinking the koolaide. Not only are they making margins, they then become publicly traded companies and many of those smaller companies, guess what they are actually subsidiaries or off branches of the larger ones.

Well, I'm sure Elon's margin is pretty good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is gonna be interesting. I say that because the Federal Acquisiton Regulation (FAR) is so archaic and unnecessarily complex at over a thousand pages in its paper version. This is the one thing that needs to be redone from the ground up, but not by 19-year old hackers. Rather than taking an axe to random shit, he should have lifted up the hood and did a deep dive into WHY the bureaucratic processes are the way they are. The FAR is a prime example.

Cite? Nearly everything in it is required by various laws congress has passed over the years. If he tries to change it without congress he’ll be locked in litigation for years.

I hope that’s the case, but everyone said that about RTO and that’s probably the least worst thing (for the most part) that’s happened in the last four weeks. DOGE got access to our federal payment systems a week after Trump took office. We need to stop assuming litigation will save us. It might in certain cases, but everything being litigated will be broken by the time that happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good. 2,000 pages of bureacratic spaghetti that cost tax payers immensely.

The goal of the FAR is to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. So naturally Musk will try to get rid of it so that he can single source everything to his own companies.

All roads lead back to this. Everything he does as the head of DOGE goes back to this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is gonna be interesting. I say that because the Federal Acquisiton Regulation (FAR) is so archaic and unnecessarily complex at over a thousand pages in its paper version. This is the one thing that needs to be redone from the ground up, but not by 19-year old hackers. Rather than taking an axe to random shit, he should have lifted up the hood and did a deep dive into WHY the bureaucratic processes are the way they are. The FAR is a prime example.

The biggest problem with Elon is that he’s taken reasonable ideas where maybe the administration does need extra flexibility and costing them with dictator dust.

There’s a difference between moving quickly and snipping some red tape and completely ignoring the whole legal framework for our society.

Gosh, it's almost like that red tape IS the legal framework for our society, that prevents the nation from becoming someone's piggy bank to smash.

[Anonymous]

Musk is such an unethical PoS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Still no citation for this. Seems like wishcasting

Not OP, but it is true (first hand knowledge). However, just like DOGE is for efficiency, the goal here is not to streamline FAR…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Still no citation for this. Seems like wishcasting

Not OP, but it is true (first hand knowledge). However, just like DOGE is for efficiency, the goal here is not to streamline FAR…

Well if an anonymous internet poster says she has first hand knowledge it must be true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Still no citation for this. Seems like wishcasting

Not OP, but it is true (first hand knowledge). However, just like DOGE is for efficiency, the goal here is not to streamline FAR…

Well if an anonymous internet poster says she has first hand knowledge it must be true.

You were saying?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/ensuring-lawful-governance-and-implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-regulatory-initiative/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Still no citation for this. Seems like wishcasting

Not OP, but it is true (first hand knowledge). However, just like DOGE is for efficiency, the goal here is not to streamline FAR…

Well if an anonymous internet poster says she has first hand knowledge it must be true.

You were saying?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/ensuring-lawful-governance-and-implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-regulatory-initiative/

Where is the FAR mentioned in this?