Columnist Jarrett Stepman argues that the Trump administration’s federal workforce reductions and changes to civil-service hiring are reshaping the bureaucracy. Citing workforce figures and supportive commentary, he presents the changes as a lasting advance for limited government, without giving critics or affected workers comparable space.
Senator who celebrated the reported workforce decline
ALSO MENTIONED Franklin D. Roosevelt, Former president mentioned in a comparison of federal-government growth; Harry S. Truman, Former president mentioned in a comparison of federal employment after World War II; Lyndon B. Johnson, Former president referenced through the Great Society; Ronald Reagan, Former president used as a comparison for Trump’s workforce reductions
