75% decrease in the federal workforce: This would translate to roughly 2.1 million job cuts, considering the current size of the civilian workforce is around 2.8 million.
Eliminating key agencies: Ramaswamy has identified five agencies for potential closure – the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Department of Education, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). He also wants to dismantle "bureaucratic layers" within remaining agencies.
Methods of Reduction:
Executive Orders: Ramaswamy believes the President has the authority to restructure the government through executive orders, potentially bypassing Congressional approval. He argues that a 1977 law grants such power.
Reassignment and Attrition: He plans to reassign some FBI personnel to other agencies like the Marshals Service and DEA, while relying on attrition for other reductions.
Reduction in Federal Employee Unions: Ramaswamy aims to limit the power of unions representing federal employees, potentially making it easier to implement layoffs.
Agreed. Bureaucracy needs to be radically reduced and reshaped.
Here's a breakdown of Ramaswamy's approach:
Scale of Reduction:
75% decrease in the federal workforce: This would translate to roughly 2.1 million job cuts, considering the current size of the civilian workforce is around 2.8 million.
Eliminating key agencies: Ramaswamy has identified five agencies for potential closure – the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Department of Education, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). He also wants to dismantle "bureaucratic layers" within remaining agencies.
Methods of Reduction:
Executive Orders: Ramaswamy believes the President has the authority to restructure the government through executive orders, potentially bypassing Congressional approval. He argues that a 1977 law grants such power.
Reassignment and Attrition: He plans to reassign some FBI personnel to other agencies like the Marshals Service and DEA, while relying on attrition for other reductions.
Reduction in Federal Employee Unions: Ramaswamy aims to limit the power of unions representing federal employees, potentially making it easier to implement layoffs.
36% of the civilian Federal workforce is accounted for by the Defense Department alone. Just saying. I'll leave it to readers to do the math.