Not long ago, government efficiency was a bipartisan goal

Efficient government is not the same thing as less government.

As the Trump administration, Congress and the Department of Government Efficiency take steps toward reform, they should not simply be trying to create a federal government that does less with less. Ideally, the goal should be to achieve good outcomes using no more tax dollars than necessary.

While it may not grab headlines, and while it hasn’t yet been fully put to the test, a bipartisan government-reform law passed several years ago could help.