From: AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics
Subject: Re: Proof Liberals Have ZERO Sense of Humour
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:27:52 -0600
Organization: AlleyCat Computing, Inc.
On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:03:30 -0800, Alan says...
>
> On 2025-02-18 16:34, AlleyCat wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:35:01 -0800, Alan says...
> >
> >> You don't think that US government entities need to know the laws and
> >> rulings, doofus?
> >
> > LOL... so West Publishing is the only... ONLY source for legal, business, and regulatory information?
>
> Probably not.
>
> >
> > You're fucking ridiculous.
> >
> > Paying for something that's not needed?
> >
> > Waste.
> You just suggested that it IS needed, but that they might be able to get
> it from other sources.
I'm sorry I doubted the sincerity from you and the severity of your cold.
You are still delirious. Out of literally 1000s line item savings, you pick that bullshit?
> You think those other sources will be free?
Pretty sure DoGE will find a way to do it cheaper. Probably some form of in-house resource.
There are ALWAYS better ways to skin a cat.
I think maybe West Publishing got a little too comfortable, always getting the contract. If the contract was a low as you say, they won't miss it, and there HAS to be a company out there, who is JUST
as good and JUST as informative.
With THIS much in sales, and as established as they were, they probably needed to be dropped.
Sales: $1.4 billion
The government isn't their only clients.
"The mission of West Group is to continually enhance its position as the foremost provider of information to the U.S. legal market and to expand its presence by becoming the leading provider of
solutions to this market."
The U.S. legal market isn't ONLY the government.
They'll survive.
Funny, how you looked through DoGE and picked out the lower end of the waste spectrum.
Care to talk about any of these? I'll understand if you don't.
Just a TINY sampling of savings. There ARE savings with larger numbers, but I spent a total of 2 minutes on this, so... it's good enough to make what YOU picked, and YOU, look absolutely ridiculous.
You're such a worm.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF T... $105,979,407
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND ... $98,525,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2023-24 NATIONAL POSTSECOND... $87,901,218
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2019-20 NATIONAL POSTSECOND... $76,241,771
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FIRST INTERNATIONAL STUDIES... $67,589,195
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THIS CONTRACT IS TO CONDUC... $54,271,412
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THIS CONTRACT IS TO EVALUAT... $40,947,225
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ED FACTS DATA AND DISSEMINA... $39,369,398
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SERVICE STRATEGY PLANNING A... $34,977,118
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE S... $29,892,412
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THE T... $28,546,955
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSIO... $25,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSIO... $25,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSIO... $25,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSIO... $25,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT C... $25,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DIGITAL MODERNIZATION PROGR... $23,497,752
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE SU... $23,319,641
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES CO... $23,184,927
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ASSISTANCE WITH REVIEW OF G... $21,375,324
DEPARTMENT OF HHS THIS IS A TIME AND MATERIAL... $20,397,053
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNIC... $20,297,142
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT ... $20,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT ... $20,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT ... $20,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EDUCATION DEMOGRAPHIC AND G... $19,220,083
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS... $16,464,404
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EO14042 TECHNICAL ASSISTANC... $15,000,236
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IES DIGITAL MODERNIZATION T... $14,791,490
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THIS IS A CONTRACT TO EXAMI... $14,513,387
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEP. OF ED. INSTITUTE OF ED... $14,316,431
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COMMON EDUCATION DATA STAND... $14,082,522
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THIS CONTRACT IS TO CONDUCT... $13,364,740
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THIS CONTRACT IS CONTRACT T... $13,359,008
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)... $13,318,430
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RESEARCH STUDY TO SUPPORT S... $12,360,291
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EO14042 - STATISTICAL STAND... $11,578,308
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LONGITUDINAL SURVEYS BRANCH... $10,973,208
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION A REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN LOG... $10,972,620
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SU... $10,611,986
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROCURE... $10,257,928
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