They’re being remote-ly professional.
A paltry 6% of the federal workforce “report in-person on a full-time basis” while almost one-third of federal workers are remote on a full-time basis, in a sharp turn-around from the pre-pandemic era in which only 3% teleworked daily, a report from Sen. Joni Ernst’s office found.
Ernst (R-Iowa), who has long crusaded against the rise in remote federal work, is planning to reveal the fruits of her office’s year and a half inquiry to Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-heads Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy during their visit to the Capitol Thursday.
“The nation’s capital is a ghost town, with government buildings averaging an occupancy rate of 12[%],” Ernst wrote in the blistering report. “If federal employees can’t be found at their desks, exactly where are they?”
Less than half the total is qualified/capable/willing to do the job in the first place.
You could easily go through and get rid of deputies and assistants with no impact – then go through the qualifications and performance of every one! Get rid of 30% more that way!
Same can be said for the employees at both downtown government buildings in Salisbury 9:59
Can’t even get Sanitary Department personnel to answer the phone. The phones go to voice mail. Tried to call about waste pickup for two weeks without talking to a human.