This is a big opportunity to transform the bureaucracy

Let me expound https://twitter.com/NW_Horadam/status/1325454235815833600

A significant proportion of high graded (14/15s) are retirement eligible.

1)Promoting an incentivizing phased retirement allows for transition without knowledge loss

2) The bureaucracy would be well served through incentive programs to attract youth. Many federal agencies now have additional student loan forgiveness benefits.

3) The idea to move (some) bureaucracies out of Washington ISNT A BAD IDEA. It was poorly implemented. With Covid-19 looking more likely to lead to a shift in telework for private and public, right here is a natural opportunity. Done right, this is transformative.

4) In Fin Reg, I've seen that our ability to detect risk (be it soundness of consumer protection) maintained during Covid because of adoption of new technology and new policies. Built up, compliance with reg can become easier, less costly if we put in the investments.

5) Promote diversity by issuing a EO requiring all internships to be paid. Many students are not able to move to DC for 3 months for an unpaid internship.

6) Expand opportunities for those without college education. We are going to need a medical infrastructure to distribute medical care for the next two years. This requires truckers, forklift operators, movers, etc.

7) MY BIG IDEA: Day 1 EO letting fed govt employees choose how they are paid : monthly, biweekly, weekly. Allow for folks to take say 70% on the 1st when bills are due, and 30% on the 15th.

This would help household financial stability at MINIMAL COST. Plus, its a choice!

@besttrousers @Claudia_Sahm @ne0liberal you all are best positioned to promote this idea. Promote it! Studies clearly show the better we time income and expenses the more financially stable a household is. If the fed gov't adopts this, private firms will too!