Well said...

I was doing some work on a Masters project, and stumbled across a quote that I loved. It is related to business, to IT projects, and comes from the director of IT Service Management at Liberty Mutual, Steve Wrenn. But I find it absolutely true when referring to the Government.

Nothing is less productive, and more demotivating, than to make more efficient something that should not be done at all.

That sums up perfectly how I feel about the vast majority of "re-inventing Government" initiatives. Any time someone wants to make HUD or the Department of Education more efficient, for just two examples out of many thousands...