you do realize Sir a lot of this is due to compromise as well as the fact that there is a lot of anti federal govt sentiment at the moment @ least as far as the private sector is concerned(with concerns ab equal rights), right?
many, many agencies(federal) are feeling this pinch & many times as well people don't realize that multiple agencies are being scapegoated because they are federal(like they are the problem because they are "fat cat" federals)
case in point: these important agencies you mention in OP