> This decision did not consider the staffing needs of the FAA, which is already challenged by understaffing.

This is an understatement. Staffing issues have been a problem for a while. Six day workweeks for some. Baffling to make cuts to an already understaffed agency.

This is all being executed without thought. The agencies can coast for a while and political pressure can be applied to keep people quiet about problems (Speak up, get fired). Four years from now it becomes someone else’s problem.