Lawmaker: Every Agency Could Easily Find at Least 5% of Fat to Trim

Government Executive: The top oversight role for Congress in relation to federal agencies is rooting out the people doing dumb things, a House Republican said on Thursday.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said at an event hosted by the Brookings Institution the government tries to do too many things while rewarding its employees with too many bonuses.

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