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But the employees that the report claims may be overcompensated are hardly those whom people would think of as “government bureaucrats in Washington.” No, these “bureaucrats” are among the lowest-paid federal employees, doing unglamorous but critical work around the country. They include border-security personnel, customer service representatives and food safety workers. And the main reason they come out ahead of their private-sector counterparts in the CBO report is because the federal government, as any responsible business should, provides basic benefits such as paid sick leave and health coverage.