It’s exactly this rush to crack systems open without full understanding, the auditors say, that has led to Elon Musk’s false claims that 150-year-olds were receiving Social Security benefits.
This is what happens when people who don’t understand government, politics, or auditing get power and control and think they are the smartest people in the room. Bureaucracy may be slow and frustrating, but a lot of the things in place were put there for a reason—some might be dated, but ignoring everything and tackling it willy-nilly is an outrageous way to approach it.