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 Their name is literally FEDex 
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 I once worked at a US federal facility related to aviation.

They needed a plane to work with, so they bought an old FedEx plane and literally painted over the ex so that it just said Fed.

I mean, I do have to admire the economy of it all. 
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 That does seem strangely efficient for goberment, Iā€™m sure they billed for a full paint job 
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 the most efficient government work in history! 
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 There are people involved in the government who sometimes get to go around all of the bureaucratic nets and just do things.  
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 Modern solutions for modern problems