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The All-In Podcast · February 7, 2026 · 95m
Sacks on DOGE: What's Actually Happening Inside Government
Sacks gives an insider perspective on the Department of Government Efficiency. What's working, what's failing, and why cutting government is harder than running a startup.
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Highlights
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Government inefficiency isn't a bug — it's a feature designed by incumbents who benefit from it
Sacks: every government program has a constituency that depends on its existence. Cutting any program means fighting the people it employs and the companies it contracts with — even when the program achieves nothing.•
Technology can make government dramatically more efficient — but politics prevents adoption
Sacks: DOGE found that basic software could automate 30-40% of federal paperwork. But procurement rules require 18-month contracts with established vendors, not startups. The technology exists; the process blocks it.Was this useful?