[DIRTYSECRET]

Who was that republican congressman that lasted 15 months as CIA head? Then there’s the general who banged his biographer. Chuckie’s right. More ways than one to get back at you.

A more realistic hit would be eliminating the 10% or so of government that no one would notice is missing. It would have to include entire departments.

[Kaslin]

George Herbert Walker Bush

[Steve Van Doorn]

said, "A more realistic hit would be eliminating the 10% or so of government that no one would notice is missing. It would have to include entire departments."

Start with Senior Executive Service (SES)
B4 SES the highest pay grade for non-appointed goverment employees was Grade 15.
SES positions allowed the big wigs to break all the ceilings for pay, vacation and other goodies, this is how they exceeded General Schedule limits.
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/