Committee Buy‑In for Technical Policy

Create small, domain‑respected review committees not to replace authority but to translate decisions into a format experts recognize, making recommendations politically palatable and more likely to be adopted. The tactic both produces substantive technical corrections (a fresh outlook) and functions as a legitimacy buffer—what one leader called appointing a board 'so long as I appoint them.' — This reframes oversight: committees are a tool of political and technical governance for eliciting candid expert input while managing perceptions of interference, with direct relevance to agency rulemaking, university reform, and disaster/defense programs.