Draining the swamp - bit by bit

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is going on a diet - from Hot Air:

USDA Staffers Quit, Refuse To Relocate From The Washington Swamp
Two small agencies within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) may be moving outside of Washington, D.C. and the federal employees involved are not happy about that. Both agencies are seeing an increase of resignations on a monthly basis.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced his intention to relocate the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) from the swamp to the heartland. Perdue said to think of it as moving the department’s scientists closer to its “customers”, the farmers. Perdue thinks the move will improve customer service and agency performance. The majority of staffers will be asked to relocate, but the actual location of the move has not yet been announced.

Heaven forbid the bureaucrats may actually have to mingle with us Normals. They might even have to grocery shop at WalMart or WinCo (shudder). There is a lot more at the site - the unions are getting involved and people are really pushing back. The article concludes with this bit of clear thinking:

However, consider that this is what happens in the private sector all the time. Companies have to consider costs and other practical considerations as they look at the bottom line. When relocation of offices are deemed necessary, or simply shifting employees around to offices where they will be better utilized, the employees have to make a very basic decision. Do they stay with the job they currently hold or do they move on to something else? Some people are open to change more than others. These upheavals never satisfy everyone. In the meanwhile, it sounds as though Secretary Perdue is attempting to make some common sense change to two governmental agencies and that’s probably a good thing. Shaking up the swamp and expanding out into the rest of the country, particularly into areas dependent on these agencies, sounds reasonable.

Absolutely - our Federal Government needs to be run like a business and We The People are the shareholders. We need accountability and be able to look at a bottom line.
Tip of the hat to Peter Grant for the link.