Cut the Federal Government by 60%! (Employment in thousands)
Total Federal Employees (2008) 1,909
Jobs to be eliminated: 250 + 725 + 163 = 1,138
The following Departments and Agencies should be wholly eliminated, saving 230K jobs:
- Agriculture 82
- Health and Human Services 64
- Environmental Protection Agency 18
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 18
- Labor 16
- Energy 15
- Housing and Urban Development 9
- Smithsonian Institution 4
- Education 4
The following Departments and Agencies should be radically reduced an average of 75%, saving 725K jobs:
- Veterans Affairs 280
- Homeland Security 171
- Justice 108
- Treasury 88
- Interior 67
- Social Security Administration 64
- Transportation 55
- Commerce 39
- Judicial branch 33
- Legislative branch 30
- State 15
- General Services Administration 12
- Office of Personnel Management 5
Reduce the Defense Department by 25% saving 163K jobs.
SOURCE: U.S. Office of Personnel Management via http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs041.htm
By 'saving' here I meant saving the Taxpayer the expense of the job.