By Valerie Volcovici. February 22, 2025. 8:36 PM EST.
Summary Musk says non-response by federal workers seen as resignation Emails sent to federal agencies demanding work summaries AFGE union vows to challenge unlawful terminations
By Valerie Volcovici. February 22, 2025. 8:36 PM EST.
Summary Musk says non-response by federal workers seen as resignation Emails sent to federal agencies demanding work summaries AFGE union vows to challenge unlawful terminations
I have a good friend who is a federal regulator who works remotely. The department has a few desks in Washington DC that the staff basically rotates through when they do important filings. They are shared by 50-100 people, which is fine because they don’t need them for more than a couple days a year.
The department actually needs the regulators out in the field. They closed most of the field offices to save money, since the work can be done from any computer. The only address is the DC office, which is also significantly downsized.
Just from a basic logistics perspective, this does not work.
Making it work would require making thousands of expensive new rentals over months just on the face of it.
Department of Government “Efficiency”
Given Muskrat wants all regulators fired, this is honestly probably what he hopes to achieve. ‘Oh, you don’t have offices? Then out you go!’