As far back as the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act (and even before that, in Executive Orders issued by Presidents John Kennedy in the 60’s and Richard Nixon in the 70’s), our political leaders have found that bargaining with federal employee unions was in the public interest. So, IMHO, the Trump Administration has a very long way to go if it’s going to try to show that after all these decades, federal labor unions have somehow harmed national security. So, let’s not cry ‘wolf’ too loudly.