Sahil Lavingia's Insights on His 55 Days with DOGE
Overview of Lavingia's Role
Sahil Lavingia recounts his 55-day experience with DOGE.
Joined as a software engineer for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Tasked with identifying wasteful contracts and potential layoffs.
Insights on Government Operations
Learned that VA has strict layoff targeting rules.
Seniority and veteran status influenced decisions more than performance.
DOGE acted as an advisory role without direct authority over decisions.
Experiences and Challenges
Faced organizational inefficiencies within DOGE.
Limited ability to implement large-scale projects that could benefit veterans.
Allowed to open-source some tools developed during his tenure.
Final Thoughts and Departure
Dismissed after sharing his work with Fast Company.
Described the government agency's culture as slow but functional.
Reflected on the complexity of modernizing large government organizations.
Install Browsy