content: Because this is more a change showing a direction for the government to go in, rather than a huge time-saving measure:  The agency didn’t provide an estimate of how much time is currently spent on Y2K paperwork, but Linda Springer, an OMB senior adviser, acknowledged that it isn’t a lot since those requirements are already often ignored in practice. Mulvaney said he hopes that by publicly eliminating the rules, departments and agencies will be inspired to review their own policies and procedures to reduce inefficiencies.  Elsewhere in the article they mention that it could save tens of thousands of man hours though, but then again the government is massive and that could just be a few hours a year per department. Still, seems like a no-brainer and might inspire some more serious cuts.