> Currently the "discussion of leverage" you are talking about is out of the hands of the leaders who run these programs.

That's an assertion without any any argument. It means nothing.

> The amount of disrespect you have shown for someone that is just telling you 99% of federal workers have absolutely no leverage says a lot.

What does it say? Why is such a person somehow special?

Isn't the US supposed to be the birthplace of modern democracy? When did you guys forget about protests and rallies?

> Isn't the US supposed to be the birthplace of modern democracy?

I would not dare not mention the revolutions in England and in France. And before that some Greece city states, and definitely Rome. The US declaration of independence is just another point.

It's just not practical to organize a rally to save a niche cybersecurity program. People are busy protesting to protect Medicaid and keep themselves out of foreign gulags, they can't divert the attention to CVE.

That's fine, protests aren't surgical tools anyway. As long as people are protesting, it's OK.