[Revolting cat!]

I seriously doubt that significant cost reduction can be achived by reducing the number of cars the Feds have. If the contract workers don't use them, they'll use their own and charge the gubmint twice as much. Someone, perhaps Steve Forbes, observed that Americans keep believing that government can be made more efficient while providing us with all the goodies and services (and more) that it has been providing.

Instead of asking why the Department of Agriculture has x number of vehicles, we should be asking why the hell Department of Agriculture has offices in almost every US county, agricultural, urban, desert, lake. Why is there Department of _______________ (fill in the blank)? But of course that'll never happen; we got here incrementally and we might get out of here incrementally too. Unfortunately, you cannot eliminate a government agency incrementally. What to do?

[UCANSEE2]

These figures do not include this info: They show 1 car for every 2.7 employees. Doesn't sound too bad ?

Now, how many of the total employees in a government agency are allowed TO USE THE GOVERNMENT VEHICLE? Probably about 10%.

So, now the figures change a little. More like 10 cars for every 2.7 authorized vehicle users.