It is true that President Trump's budget would slash the size of federal government on a level not seen since the end of World War II. [Trump budget expected to seek historic contraction of federal workforce]GOP military hawks appear adamantly opposed to cutting agencies that deal in foreign affairs. “The only person who may believe that President's Trump budget may be passed may be President Trump,” said Steve Bell, a former top GOP congressional budget aide now with the Bipartisan Policy Center. There will still be deep reduction on federal employment.”Bottom line: If you're a federal worker, don't read TOO much into news that Trump's budget will get rid of your job. In sum, if we were to rank the likelihood of bad things happening to federal workers, losing your job isn't top of budget experts' lists.

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2017 17:45 UTC