Senators Aim to Cut Federal Workforce by 10 Percent

A bill introduced in the House and Senate last Friday would trim the federal workforce by 10 percent through attrition. Introduced by Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson and South Carolina Senator Mick Mulvaney, the bill is expected to save $139 billion and cut 10 percent of federal employees by 2015. According to Sen. Mulvaney, the federal government has grown by nearly 15 percent while the private sector has shrunk by 6 percent. Read more (Federal Daily).