{"id":2402334,"date":"2025-02-13T13:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doges-government-work-recalls-clinton-administrations-rego-initiative-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:23:10","slug":"doges-government-work-recalls-clinton-administrations-rego-initiative-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doges-government-work-recalls-clinton-administrations-rego-initiative-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DOGE\u2019s government work recalls Clinton administration\u2019s REGO initiative &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoges-government-work-recalls-clinton-administrations-rego-initiative-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the recent efforts by \u200cElon Musk \u2064and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to eliminate \u200bwaste in the U.S. government, drawing parallels to the Clinton administration&#8217;s Reinventing Government (REGO) initiative launched in\u2064 1993. REGO aimed to enhance \u2064governmental efficiency and save\u2062 costs, resulting in a meaningful reduction \u2064of federal employees and \u2064ample financial savings. \u2062The article highlights the accomplishments of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-begins-deadline-day-with-fierce-shots-at-letitia-james-judge-engoron-and-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"Trump starts Deadline Day with strong criticism of Letitia James, Judge Engoron, and the Biden Administration\">key figures\u2064 involved<\/a> \u200cin REGO, such as Al Gore, \u2063who emphasized transitioning the government into the details age, and Bob Stone, who noted the cultural \u200cchanges in regulatory agencies.In September 2023, the initiative&#8217;s legacy gained attention \u2063after Musk shared\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ancient video discussing government efficiency<\/a>, prompting discussions about the evolving perspectives \u2063on such initiatives\u2063 among\u200b politicians.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOGE&rsquo;s government work recalls Clinton administration&rsquo;s REGO initiative<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1992368\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> are busy eliminating waste within the U.S. government, though it is not the first time a presidential administration has sought to make the government more efficient.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>DOGE&rsquo;s work has drawn comparisons to the Clinton administration&rsquo;s Reinventing Government initiative, or REGO, <a href=\"https:\/\/clintonwhitehouse5.archives.gov\/WH\/Accomplishments\/eightyears-02.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">which was launched on March 3, 1993<\/a>, just a few weeks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill Clinton<\/a> was inaugurated as the nation&rsquo;s 42nd president. Six months after launching this initiative, Clinton and then-Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/al-gore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Al Gore<\/a> showcased a report on <a href=\"https:\/\/clinton.presidentiallibraries.us\/items\/show\/34821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;national performance review,&rdquo;<\/a> which detailed how the government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/From_Red_Tape_to_Results\/DNdwNlgQKl8C?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=inauthor:%22National+Performance+Review+(U.S.)%22&amp;printsec=frontcover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">could save $108 billion over the course of five years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First of all, it tells us how to cut wasteful spending,&rdquo; Gore stated in previewing the report. &ldquo;We can get rid of those outdated subsidies, not just for &lsquo;mow-hair sweaters,&rsquo; but in every area. We&rsquo;ll consolidate departments. We&rsquo;ll get rid of duplicate departments. We&rsquo;ll allow competition to bring about better service at lower cost.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RMBUuabroiY?si=8ijlyZKRDfLaQs8c\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>President Clinton also spoke at the event, stating he had asked his vice president to venture out on &ldquo;a risky adventure&rdquo; with REGO in March 1993. The goal was to make the government work more efficiently at a lower cost to better serve the public and &ldquo;rebuild the confidence&rdquo; that people have in the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, REGO resulted in 377,000 fewer civilian employees in the federal government, achieving the smallest federal government employment since the Kennedy administration in the 1960s. Additionally, by March 1998, the five-year anniversary of REGO, agencies were able to <a href=\"https:\/\/govinfo.library.unt.edu\/npr\/whoweare\/history2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">achieve $137 billion in savings of the $177 billion that had been recommended<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President-elect Bill Clinton stands with his running mate Al Gore on the stage at the Old State House on Nov. 4, 1992, in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the celebration of their victory over George Bush. (AP Photo\/Susan Ragan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In September 2023, three of Gore&rsquo;s top advisers on REGO reflected on the accomplishments of the initiative, with Elaine Kamarck, a senior adviser to the vice president on the initiative, saying that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/management\/2023\/09\/reinventing-government-reflections-30-years-later\/390046\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">her proudest achievement with REGO was helping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-feds-are-helping-register-al-prisoners-to-vote\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Feds Are Helping Register AL Prisoners To Vote\">federal government &#038;ldquo<\/a>;transition into the information age.&rdquo;<\/a> Bob Stone, who was the initiative&rsquo;s project director for five years, described how &ldquo;changing the culture&rdquo; of the government&rsquo;s regulatory and enforcement agencies was his favorite accomplishment with REGO.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The REGO initiative has gained newfound attention on X, with Musk sharing footage of the September 1993 news conference and asking &ldquo;what happened&rdquo; to these Democrats. The video shared by Musk, originally posted by Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), also featured footage of then-President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barack Obama<\/a> in November 2011, in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ulZ-dIj0tkA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the president signed an order to cut government waste and promote efficiency<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What happened to them?<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M9ER0I8Y34\">pic.twitter.com\/M9ER0I8Y34<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1889979827987652957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Burlison stated on X that he would play this video during a DOGE committee hearing.&nbsp;He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nN8SUhZAY58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">did just that <\/a>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it speaks for itself,&rdquo; Burlison said after playing the clip.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1992368\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1992368\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOGE&#8217;s efforts echo Clinton&#8217;s REGO initiative on government efficiency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2402337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Clinton-REGO-scaled-1024x686.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[50343,23466,5045,50344,32076],"class_list":["post-2402334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-clinton-administration","tag-doge","tag-government","tag-rego-initiative","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Clinton-REGO-scaled-1024x686.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402334"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402339,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402334\/revisions\/2402339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}