Spending All That Money\ talks about the Department of Energy. What does it have to say?
[Department of Energy] is going to have to dramatically change how it does business if it hopes to push all this money out the door. …..They are going to need more people, more oversight and more freedom to waive regulations. If they are going to spend all this money in a timely manner, because that is what this program is supposed to be–timely, temporary, and targeted–if they are going to be able to spend this money in a timely manner, they are going to have to waive regulations. We will see how they do. This is the Department of Energy that has a history of delays and of letting costs spiral during the delay process. And that is today’s Wall Street Journal. Is there waste in this program? Absolutely. I think the people of Wyoming get it right. I have had telephone townhall meetings. I have been home every weekend for the past three weekends. But the Powell Tribune in Powell, WY, has a headline that says: “Stimulus : Take time to get it right.” If you live in Powell, WY, and you
