President Trump’s vision to Unleash American Energy requires a functional government to execute it. Yet the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has made government less functional. With Elon Musk stepping down from DOGE, now is the time for DOGE 2.0 to live up to its name. Otherwise, the president’s energy objectives are in jeopardy. 

The administrative state was overdue for reform. The Government Accountability Office identified federal “waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement” ripe for a DOGE renovation. DOGE’s energy reforms should fix what is broken, including the red tape that stifles the energy infrastructure fueling American artificial intelligence supremacy. Overhauling permitting requires functional agencies, where staff deftly revise rules that reduce litigation risk and streamline processes.

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