Will trimming the federal workforce make a dent in government bloat?

President Trump and Elon Musk's Office of Government Efficiency have targeted the federal workforce laying off thousands of federal employees.The president has justified those cuts as a cost savings measure and many of those fired workers have been reinstated after the terminations were challenged in court.But experts say the federal payroll is not a large source of bloat compared to the U.S. government's total spending. In fiscal year 2024 "personnel compensation and benefits" accounted for just 8.6% of go ...