Some, even many, of the agencies need to not just be returned to peaceful status, but eliminated entirely. A lot of federal workers are liberal paper pushers...I'm sure there are also many good, hardworking people in many of these agencies, and I feel sorry for them, but we simply can't sustain so many overlapping, red tape creating, regulation drafting federal agencies.
If you know a good person currently working for one of the superfluous agencies, encourage and assist them in getting into a better job ahead of the curve, so they aren't put in a lurch when there place of employment ceases to exist.
I'm sure there are also many good, hardworking people in many of these agencies, and I feel sorry for them, but we simply can't sustain so many overlapping, red tape creating, regulation drafting federal agencies.Just apply the proven 20-80 rule.
Twenty percent of bureaucrats at all government levels actually do 80% of the work.
What that suggests is simple enough for children to understand.