If they are non-essential why are they employed in the first place?
Getting rid of the Federal unionized workforce requirement should be job #1, then let the wailing, gnashing of teeth and rending of garments commence!
during the big budget battles a couple of years ago, 800,000 were deemed non-essential
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“If they are non-essential why are they employed in the first place? “
There is a difference between the minimum number of people required to keep the lights on and do the barest of job functions, and the number which represents fully and efficiently staffed. Granted, there is a lot of bloat, and associated deadwood that can be cut. Prepare for there to be a lot of howling, especially if they cut non-merit-based hires.