Key excerpts from Mamdani's inauguration speech about "public excellence."
Whatever you think about Trump, he put the public sector at the heart of this political narrative. Mamdani, unlike a lot of Dems, does so as well but for a different narrative.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/understanding-mamdanis-vision?utm_source=publication-search

March 25, 2026 - 15:34 UTC

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There is no way you can talk about public sector excellence without looking at contracting - its where govt spend a huge portion of money.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/procurement-capacity-and-soverignity
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Cut off Deloitte, who constantly overcharges and under delivers
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More democrats need to publicly acknowledge the fact that outsourcing government functions to private contractors costs more money
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Contracting doesn’t work in so many ways. In-house work is the best option.
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I loved how he name-checked McKinsey (and it’s $9m contract) in his recent video about savings the admin has found in its initial review. So refreshing.
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There are a lot of smart implementation people gravitating to the Mamdani administration right now. For example, @lukef.bsky.social, who wrote this piece, is the leading government delivery innovation for NYC now.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-means-testing-industrial-complex
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here's another. womp fucking womp
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