Source: Niskanen Center
by Neil Miller
“Where should you look for concrete boats? At the bottom of Olympic-sized rule pools. If you’d like to check out the rule pool for yourself, dive into the Department of Veterans Affairs’ recent request for proposals for a software system to send text messages. After two paragraphs of background, a potential vendor gets a handy list of 88 ‘Applicable Documents’ that they must comply with. This includes, in its entirety, The Privacy Act of 1974; six separate policy documents about ID badges; and a 2001 executive order titled Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices.” (01/27/26)