Impact of downsizing the federal bureaucracy on the economy

What kind of impact does downsizing the federal bureaucracy have on the economy?

How the Trump era is changing the federal bureaucracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-the-trump-era-is-changing-the-federal-bureaucracy/2017/12/30/8d5149c6-daa7-11e7-b859-fb0995360725_story.html?utm_term=.429d71cb3065