To the Editor:

Think about all the ways your government protects and provides for you: aviation security, national defense, Social Security and Medicare, disease control, food inspections, your passport and so much more. Government couldn’t function if it did not have ways to create and maintain a federal workforce and distribute money to those who do the government’s work. Governments need buildings and IT systems, and those offices organize the people, money and infrastructure that keep governments alive.

February 13, 2025