...easy now people.  This is nothing more than stopping and taking stock of a situation so the current administration can move forward making the proper decisions.  I think we can all agree that there is a lot of waste in the Federal Government.
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Reagan did the same exact thing on his first day in office, Jimmy Carter had three hiring freezes.  It's easy to do the research yourself, so have at it.
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I think we all remember the furlough, sequestration, and hiring freezes from the Obama administration, as well.
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Official Federal local representatives may have had their comments cherry picked, because the quotes in this article are not the whole truth...more like an alternative one.