>Government is government whether your working in the state, local, county and federal or quasi form.
Um, no, no it's not. There are federal regulations that cover federal agencies. Local regulations cover local agencies. If the government of Wayne County was a federal agency then Obama would be in charge of appointing it's director. If Wayne County was a federal agency, it's budget would be set by congress. The Social Security Administration IS a federal agency. Wayne County is not.
Here is the section of US code that deals with severance:
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text....2.72.7&idno=5
And here's the part that deals with who that covers [[the definition of 'Agency')
http://law.justia.com/codes/us/title5/5usc5595.html
If you can show me the the federal statue that says this stuff applies to state, county, or city governments, or that local governments now fall under the heading of "Executive branch agency," I'd love to see it.