As long as Congress keeps the Bacon-Davis wage there will be no savings.  A Bacon-Davis wage for government work has been around since 1931. That is a lot of different administration that could have eliminated the law.  So as we see federal employee cut backs we will see more private contractors profiting; don't be supriized if there is no savings. It just one of those looks good on paper talking points by politicians. You be told the number of employees and the overall cost savings. But you will not be told the cost of private contractor adds up to when privatizing those jobs.