The federal government employs 2.1 million civilian workers in hundreds of agencies at offices across the United States. The federal workforce imposes a substantial burden on American tapayers. In 2017 wages and benefits for executive branch civilin workers cost $276 billion dollars. Federal workers earn about 80% more, on average, than private-sector workers. So there has to be a freeze on wages in the federal government. The President is correct, as the CEO of the nation, to look at cutting costs in the federal government spending. www.lodge-co.com