11/25/2024

DOGE Program Looks to Force Federal Workers Back to the Office

The program's leaders are hoping it will force many to quit

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are determined to force federal employees to return to the office in hopes that some will opt to quit instead.

That effort is going to affect some agencies — and workers — much more than others. How much time federal staffers spend telecommuting differs by department, according to an August report from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Only a small share of employees work fully remotely.

Musk and Ramaswamy, whom President-elect Donald Trump named to head the yet-to-be-formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), made clear in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Wednesday they think requiring in-person work will save the U.S. money, which is one of the nongovernmental entity's central missions.

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