Good. I work for the federal government. The amount of fraud, waste, and abuse I see everyday at the expense of the tax payer is absolutely disgusting. It's not just one agency, it's all of them. From the DoD down to the DoT and everything in between. Slash the federal workforce by 10 percent for 4 years consecutively and see where we are at, which is an extremely conservative cut overall. Part of the problem is the process to fire a federal employee, especially if they are in a protected class. That needs to change ASAP.
I think that a whole lot could be accomplished without going through a never-ending firing process in the following way. (1) Do not replace anyone who retires or leaves government. (2) Move federal government agencies out of Washington D.C. and see who follows, i.e. move the Department of the Interior to somewhere in the interior, move Homeland Security to El Paso, move the Department of Agriculture to Iowa, move the department of Energy to Texas. (3) Transfer employees from bloated D.C. departments to the new out-of-D.C. departments.
I think that that might be just a drop in the bucket of a bloated government. The elected critters that keep lining their own pockets is a majority of the problem.
I remember looking for jobs at the state unemployment office when I was young. I was amazed at all of the positions and pay grades for the state. There were scheduled raises and openings for better positions to climb the ladder stated up front. Once you get in, you’re set. I’ve never seen a state worker in a hurry to get anything done, either, with one exception.
Good. I work for the federal government. The amount of fraud, waste, and abuse I see everyday at the expense of the tax payer is absolutely disgusting. It's not just one agency, it's all of them. From the DoD down to the DoT and everything in between. Slash the federal workforce by 10 percent for 4 years consecutively and see where we are at, which is an extremely conservative cut overall. Part of the problem is the process to fire a federal employee, especially if they are in a protected class. That needs to change ASAP.
I think that a whole lot could be accomplished without going through a never-ending firing process in the following way. (1) Do not replace anyone who retires or leaves government. (2) Move federal government agencies out of Washington D.C. and see who follows, i.e. move the Department of the Interior to somewhere in the interior, move Homeland Security to El Paso, move the Department of Agriculture to Iowa, move the department of Energy to Texas. (3) Transfer employees from bloated D.C. departments to the new out-of-D.C. departments.
It's a start, anyway.
This is a sensible thing to do. Add the 10% slash of the workforce and we’d be righting then ship in twice the time.
I think that that might be just a drop in the bucket of a bloated government. The elected critters that keep lining their own pockets is a majority of the problem.
I remember looking for jobs at the state unemployment office when I was young. I was amazed at all of the positions and pay grades for the state. There were scheduled raises and openings for better positions to climb the ladder stated up front. Once you get in, you’re set. I’ve never seen a state worker in a hurry to get anything done, either, with one exception.