Several days ago I wrote: "the public has growing anger at all the crazy and slipshod govt practices."

And now comes the incredible, unbelievable news that our US govt in the year 2025 is still MANUALLY processing paperwork, on hand prepared papers for its retiring employees -- and they are doing it underground in a LIMESTONE MINE

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Talk about "all the crazy and slipshod govt practices" this one takes the booby prize.  

This limestone mine in Boyers, Pennsylvania is about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, is where about 700 govt workers operate more than 230 feet underground to process about 10,000 federal retirement applications per month. 

The applications are processed by hand using paper, and are stored in manila envelopes and cardboard boxes, DOGE said. 

The Washington Post described the facility as a "sinkhole of bureaucracy" in a 2014 article. At the time, the report said the total spending on the retirement system was $55.8 million.  Multiple attempts to digitize the system have been made since 1987, according to the report. Each attempt largely failed and was eventually scrapped, with reported costs totaling over $130 million. 

Headline:  Musk describes limestone mine used for processing federal workers' retirement papers: ‘Like a time warp’    Click Here     

Maybe it takes a rocket scientist to successfully lead a modernization effort.  Good luck Elon and Prez Trump.