'...who routinely go above and beyond to help deliver services to their countrymen.' Good lord, conor.
How do you know this?
In my experience working side-by-side with Department of Defense civil service employees, I found them to be merely OK. Like most any other group, there were some exceptions but on the whole, I found them to be mostly clock punchers who did what was necessary, but not one bit more. In other words, union employees.
It's a paid vacation for them. I'm jealous.