What better thing can you do with that than to send three million federal employees and the institutions that depend on them into absolute chaos? Even better,

What better thing can you do with that than to send three million federal employees and the institutions that depend on them into absolute chaos? Even better, do it randomly to some significant fraction to throw critical groups into confusion. Imagine a third of all the air traffic controllers sending 'resign' right now. It'd shut down air travel in the whole country. The brain trust behind this didn't think more than a tenth of a step ahead, to be generous. This of course assumes that the intent with these people isn't outright treason.