Federal employment just fell to 2.66 million in April, the lowest since May 1996. Federal civilian contract spending just hit a record $309 billion in fiscal 2025. Every chart about "shrinking government" is showing you about a quarter of the actual federal workforce. In 1953, federal civilian employment was 2.55 million. In 1996 it was 2.84 million. Today it's 2.66 million. Same band across 70 years while US population doubled and total non-farm payrolls tripled. The federal employee count…