Shrinking government: Federal hiring is down, departures are up

The Washington Post: Federal hiring has declined rapidly in recent years, while the number of departures has increased nearly as fast. That’s a recipe for a shrinking government.

As we pointed out in an earlier article, the federal workforce has been dwindling since 2011, after a period of considerable growth during the first years of the Obama administration — the workforce is still larger than it was during President George W. Bush’s tenure, despite the recent decline.

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