Yes, attrition is a good start...
Cut budgets 5 % across the board on normal budgets practices, not baseline budgeting
Offer buy out packages, combine the multi layered multiple overlapping depts...
The government unions will scream bloody murder...
Trumps a union guy so we will see how tough he really is...
The Unions... That right there would be tricky.. This situation, like so many others would have to be sold correctly, and right to the public.. I agree with your out line by the way.. Here’s a wish, how about starting with the obvious, the non-essentials we here about when DC closes. The US Dept. of ED. Which over lays the State Depts. Of ED, which over lays the Local Depts. of ED.. I need to control myself, getting carried away..
Trump has already said he's raising budgets for the military and whatever agencies will be responsible for building the wall and funding infrastructure projects. He's also said no cuts to Social Security and Medicare. And he can't arbitrarily cut debt payments. So that idea won't work right off the bat.
Offer buy out packages, combine the multi layered multiple overlapping depts...
What if 20% of your air traffic controllers take the package? Or 20% of your Border Patrol? Or 20% of food inspectors? You're not going to replace those people?
Trumps a union guy so we will see how tough he really is...
Trump's anything but a union guy. His hotel in Las Vegas has been fighting tooth and nail against its employees organizing. I'm sure the Democrats will use that against him in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.