Revenge of the bureaucrats
Federal workers fume over Trump's vows to freeze hiring and shrink the government.
By Nancy Cook and Andrew Restuccia
01/23/17 05:08 AM EST
President Donald Trump is setting himself up for a messy clash with the country’s 2.1 million federal employees as his administration quietly preps plans to cut the size of the government workforce.
As one of his first acts, Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week freezing most federal hiring. His team is also fine-tuning plans to shrink several agencies focused on domestic policy, according to sources close to the transition.
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