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Elsewhere in the interview, Hegseth denied a whistleblower report from employees of a veterans charity he ran that claimed he had a drinking problem.

Sweden has a reputation for work life balance - most employees get six-weeks holiday a year, and less than 1% work more than 50 hours a week.

Its closure will affect some 600 employees and 300 contract workers that keep its operations running.

The labor-affiliated Economic Policy Institute also offered encouraging words, citing Chavez-DeRemer’s support for the PRO Act and the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, which would protect organizing and collective bargaining rights for government employees.

Pfeiffer explained that employees of the FBI and CIA are in the excepted service because of concerns about espionage, criminal activity and malfeasance.