you think the loony toons Kabuki show is gonna stop anything?
Not really. A friend of mine in grad school ended up going to DC and getting a job with a newly-created agency. He said he was there for about 3 months when his boss came around and told everyone to “let the work pile up” for the next few days. Evidently, they did use “In/Out” boxes back then (late-60’s. early 70’s). Sure enough, 3 days later there was a “surprise audit” by the GAO and the boss complained to them that his staff was “buried in all the work!” The GAO authorized almost 3 dozen new employees for the agency.
It turns out, in DC, your importance depends on the number of people who you control, so there is every incentive to increase employees and no incentive to save labor. The agency my friend worked for: the EPA.
If I were President, I’d hold the following press conference the day after my inauguration:
“By Executive Order, tomorrow every gov’t agency,
with the exception of the military, has 10% less
in their budget. I expect agency heads to provide
the same or better service after this cut in
employees. If you cannot do this, I will find someone
who can. Have a nice day.”