‘The mission is dead’: Federal workers say the shutdown made an ‘extremely trying year’ worse

“As if morale wasn't already non-existent, it sure is now," one federal worker said.

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This article is extremely poignant and captures the heart of what federal workers have gone through the past 12 months. Changes were needed, but how do you quantify these actions by the current administration have helped make the government more efficient and saved money?