The Day After DOGE
The Day After DOGE:
A morning forum on new visions to remake the administrative state
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Columbia Law School
So far Elon Musk's DOGE initiative has focused on cutting programs and terminating civil servants, not reforms to improve public performance. But there's broad public and expert opinion that government operating systems are overdue for overhaul:
Many areas of government are bogged down in red tape that impedes public performance and discourages private initiative.
Civil service has become a sinecure instead of a merit system.
There's no clarity over the role of courts in reviewing executive actions.
This morning forum will focus on the operational failures of the current state, and will include proposals to empower common sense solutions, make government more manageable, and clarify the role of oversight by courts.
The forum is co-sponsored by the Richman Center at Columbia University. Speakers include former public leaders and experts in governance and public administration. The program and participants can be found at www.commongood.org/the-day-after-doge.
To register, please email your name and affiliation to RSVP@commongood.org.
Please contact Andrew Park with any questions: apark@commongood.org.
This event was originally scheduled for April 11, 2025.
In his Substack 'Sanity Clause,' Joe Klein discusses the need for a new governing vision, citing our work here and here.
Philip Howard discussed the unmanageability of government with Lynn Thoman on her 3 Takeaways podcast.