>>Spurred by the large budget deficits of recent years, policymakers have trimmed the growth in federal wages. In particular, they imposed a partial freeze on federal wages from 2011 to 2013, which saved billions of dollars. To find further savings, policymakers should turn their attention to the generous benefit packages received by federal workers. They should also reduce the overall size of the federal workforce by terminating low-value programs.<<
I was in Government. “Freezes” are a minor pain in the butt but easily sidestepped with the right forms and boilerplate.
As for terminating low-value programs, we can only hope. The only programs left would be the military and maybe the part of the FDA that monitors food and drug quality.
Most of the FDA funding comes from Big Pharma. So it’s the big pharmaceutical companies that control the FDA. Amazing how our current federal government works.
term limits for civil servants. No more than years at the Federal trough.
bmp
drain the swamp
I maintain that most government programs are FAR from “low value” but actually are of LESS THAN ZERO value, being in fact counterproductive when measured by any rational standard. The education department for instance would have to be dramatically improved to reach very low value status.