Hiring Trump Loyalists Is Easy. Shrinking the Federal Workforce Isn’t.

Schedule F can be implemented quickly, former administration officials say. But it could have consequences for government efficiency.

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Elon Musk has suggest ending remote work as a way to cull federal workers. Brandon Bell/AP

Donald Trump and his allies want to shrink the federal workforce into a lean and efficient machine and install loyalists at every level of government.

They may soon find that those goals are incompatible, experts and former administration officials tell NOTUS.

“There’s no easy button here. There are limited ways to reduce large numbers, and they both have consequences,” said Ronald Sanders, the former director of the first Trump administration’s Federal Salary Council.

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