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Then why are we talking about personnel at all? That's like 3% of spending. The only way to achieve actual savings is to reduce program spending, which isn't even an executive power.


They aren’t just talking about personnel. And I disagree that 3% isn’t meaningful. And cutting workforce isn’t just about saving money on headcount.


What else does it do?

You understand that firing a program manager doesn't de-obligate the spending of the program he managed, right? Because I'm seeing a lot of people online who don't seem to grasp that.


I believe the expectation is that congress will officially deallocate spending that was deemed wasteful. We shall see.


Congress will be lucky if they can patch together a CR and not default on the national debt. Have you seen these guys?




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