President-elect Trump’s promise to “drain the swamp” helped get him elected by voters tired of an enormous federal bureaucracy that never stops growing; that endlessly saddles its subjects with overly-burdensome, job-killing rules; and whose employed-for-life bureaucrats live recession-free in the wealthiest region in the country. Trump can start draining part of the swamp to save businesses that help keep the government lean.
Days after the election, at the early hour to which he became accustomed to rising in his 25 years of active duty, I met a former Marine Corps colleague for coffee south of the Pentagon. His business had grown from three employees to 100 due to the hard work it takes not only to win contracts but also to keep federal customers happy: not just bid-to-bid, or project-to-project, but for the duration of each contract by servicing and responding to technical issues.
