Trump Deserves Recognition for his Amazing Record in Reducing the Federal Bureaucracy

Donald Trump has done an amazing job of reducing the federal bureaucracy. The federal workforce has already shrunk by hundreds of thousands under President Trump — a real reduction in headcount after years of unchecked growth. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) just announced it is eliminating 115 outdated job descriptions, including ridiculous ones like “bowling equipment repairing” and “buffing and polishing.” This is part of a broader push led by OPM Director Scott Kupor to slash the total number of federal job titles by a quarter and rewrite the rest by 2027. These changes affect thousands of employees right away and set the stage for much bigger reforms.

This goes beyond simple cuts. The reforms move the government toward private-sector practices like broad banding, where managers get more flexibility to hire based on actual skills and competence instead of rigid credentials, degrees, or years of experience. For example, they plan to update the huge “Information Technology” job series so top talent — even young developers without traditional college paths — can get hired more easily. These steps attack the outdated classification system that has made the federal government slow, expensive, and unresponsive for decades. It echoes Reagan-era efforts to restrain government growth while making what remains more efficient and accountable to taxpayers.

This is exactly the kind of fiscal discipline and government modernization we need. By reducing the size of the federal workforce and updating how the remaining bureaucracy operates, the Trump administration is delivering real progress toward limited government and better value for every tax dollar. If they keep building on these reforms, we can finally start rolling back the administrative state that has grown too powerful for too long. Taxpayers deserve nothing less.