[Fresh Wind]

This decision targets many of the roughly 200,000 people hired by the federal government within the last two years.

The real problem is the hordes of entrenched long-term employees that have become lazy and indolent over the years and are overly protected by civil service rules so it's so difficult to fire them to the point that supervisors aren't even willing to try.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

. . . overly protected by civil service rules . . .
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Not certain, but I don’t think civil service rules as such can prevent RIF decisions based on legitimate decreases in personnel levels.