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On the other hand keeping all of the federal workforce in D.C, instead of the states, reduces the political desire to prop up federal projects just for the local jobs. Much easier to reduce wasteful spending when you don't layoff people you want voting for you.

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I'd assume (?) this effect is minimized by so much of the workforce living outside the district (600k people live in the district, ~6 million in the DC/Maryland/Virginia statistical area).

The Maryland and Virginia sides have representation (which is very pro-government jobs, as they should be considering their constituency).

The political desire to prop up federal projects for the local jobs is exactly the reason they want to do the moves. It's corruption all the way down.

The corruption isn't an unintended consequence of the moves. The ability to engage in the corruption is the entire point of the moves.

Giving more states a reason to be invested in the continued existence of the federal bureaucracy is a bad thing?

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