US EditionRemote work crackdown: How Trump’s DOGE could push federal workers to quit
- The initiative known as DOGE aims to end remote work across federal agencies, requiring staff to work five days a week, as reported by a source familiar with discussions.
- Ending remote work is considered for executive orders to recommend to Trump, as said by the source, to potentially reduce the federal workforce.
- Federal employees express concerns, stating that returning to the office would disrupt their lives and may not yield significant savings for the government.
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Trump’s New DOGE Begins to Identify Federal Agencies for Overhaul
The to-be-established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has already begun to eye possible cuts to the federal budget. In a series of posts on X this week, the official DOGE account published examples of what it called a waste of taxpayer money. “Federal government agencies are using, on average, just 12% of the space in their DC headquarters,” a Thursday post reads. “The Department of Agriculture, with space for more than 7,400 people, …
Musk, Ramaswamy float ‘large-scale firings,’ ending remote work for federal employees
Incoming Trump administration advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy floated ending remote work for federal workers Wednesday, calling the practice a “privilege” left over from the pandemic. The two tech industry figures raised the idea in an opinion piece published online in The Wall Street Journal, saying it would be a straightforward means for shrinking the federal workforce. “Requiring federal employees to come to the office five days a we…
The DOGE commission explains how it will reduce head count at federal agencies with a plan to get rid of remote work and offer workers early retirement
Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk detailed their plans to lead the DOGE commission.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy offered more details on their DOGE government efficiency commission.They said their plans to cut government spending will lead to layoffs across federal agencies.Impacted workers would be offered early retirement and severance payments.The leaders of President-elect Donald Trump'…
Remote work crackdown: How Trump’s DOGE could push federal workers to quit
President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, a nongovernmental entity helmed by billionaire Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, is expected to make a push for an end to remote work across federal agencies as a way to help reduce the federal workforce through attrition.
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