Inside DOGE, The IRS & How to Scam the US Government - Sam Corcos

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Sam Corcos is an entrepreneur, CEO of Levels, and a special advisor to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). What’s really happening inside the U.S. government? For the first time, a DOGE insider exposes the chaos, corruption, and dysfunction plaguing Washington. How did America’s most powerful system lose its way, and can we climb out of this financial and technological free fall? Expect to learn what is currently happening inside DOGE, why Sam decided to step into a political position, Sam’s biggest misconceptions he had about the government before he went inside, how the government actually operates internally, why it’s so hard to make change in the government, how to scam the US government, how to solve the government contract problem, how the IT in the government got so dysfunctional and how we might get out of this, what the IRS actually does and if tax collection is actually viable to help the debt problem, and much more… - 0:00 Becoming Chief Information Officer of the Treasury Department 6:22 The Politics of Working in Politics 11:19 What It’s Really Like Working for the US Government 25:05 How Do You Change the System? 37:46 What Has Sam Sacrificed for the Government? 43:51 The Procurement Process is Broken 53:47 How Much Money Does the Government Really Spend? 01:01:28 Why is Finding Engineers Proving Difficult? 01:10:56 Are Young People Favoured for Government Jobs? 01:15:54 US Media is Fuelling Federal Mistrust 01:25:55 DOGE is More Than a Meme 01:30:04 How Does DOGE Save Money? 01:38:05 Why Spending Cuts are So Important 01:43:02 Modernisation Isn’t the Answer 01:48:55 Is Data Security at Risk? 01:55:09 The Reduction in Force Process is Brutal 02:00:58 What Sam Would Go Back and Change About DOGE 02:10:06 What Does the IRS Actually Do? 02:16:32 How are Tax Policies Really Enforced? 02:25:52 People are at the Core of DOGE 02:35:26 How Long Will It Take to Fix IT Systems? 02:42:14 What Have Been the Biggest Changes in Sam’s Work? 02:52:32 How Will Systematic Changes Stick? - Get up to $350 off the Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostSam Corcosguest

Oct 9, 20252h 55mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: October 9, 2025
Duration: 2h 55m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Sam Corcos is an entrepreneur, CEO of Levels, and a special advisor to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). What’s really happening inside the U.S. government? For the first time, a DOGE insider exposes the chaos, corruption, and dysfunction plaguing Washington. How did America’s most powerful system lose its way, and can we climb out of this financial and technological free fall? Expect to learn what is currently happening inside DOGE, why Sam decided to step into a political position, Sam’s biggest misconceptions he had about the government before he went inside, how the government actually operates internally, why it’s so hard to make change in the government, how to scam the US government, how to solve the government contract problem, how the IT in the government got so dysfunctional and how we might get out of this, what the IRS actually does and if tax collection is actually viable to help the debt problem, and much more… - 0:00 Becoming Chief Information Officer of the Treasury Department 6:22 The Politics of Working in Politics 11:19 What It’s Really Like Working for the US Government 25:05 How Do You Change the System? 37:46 What Has Sam Sacrificed for the Government? 43:51 The Procurement Process is Broken 53:47 How Much Money Does the Government Really Spend? 01:01:28 Why is Finding Engineers Proving Difficult? 01:10:56 Are Young People Favoured for Government Jobs? 01:15:54 US Media is Fuelling Federal Mistrust 01:25:55 DOGE is More Than a Meme 01:30:04 How Does DOGE Save Money? 01:38:05 Why Spending Cuts are So Important 01:43:02 Modernisation Isn’t the Answer 01:48:55 Is Data Security at Risk? 01:55:09 The Reduction in Force Process is Brutal 02:00:58 What Sam Would Go Back and Change About DOGE 02:10:06 What Does the IRS Actually Do? 02:16:32 How are Tax Policies Really Enforced? 02:25:52 People are at the Core of DOGE 02:35:26 How Long Will It Take to Fix IT Systems? 02:42:14 What Have Been the Biggest Changes in Sam’s Work? 02:52:32 How Will Systematic Changes Stick? - Get up to $350 off the Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Sam Corcos
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Sam Corcos, Inside DOGE, The IRS & How to Scam the US Government - Sam Corcos explores inside IRS Tech Chaos, Doge Reforms, And Massive Government Waste Exposed Sam Corcos, now CIO of the U.S. Treasury, explains how he was brought in to rescue the decades‑long, massively over‑budget IRS IT modernization effort and to clean up broader Treasury technology systems.

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