The FAA does not have many active pilots that only fly for the agency. Most operations ASIs (aviation Safety Inspectors) have pilot licenses in the FSDOs and the CMOs, but rarely fly.
ATC is the largest of all the 7 units in the FAA.
It would be nice if the FAA would fund my “Operation Slingshot” proposal that is published in the Purdue University “National Aviation Symposium” proceedings. This symposium was held at Purdue University last November 8-10.