Tech billionaire Elon Musk reacted to a report showing how many federal employees are actually reporting to work and hinted at actions DOGE may take to reduce the federal budget. .
report Found About one-third of federal employees work remotely full-time, while only about 6% of federal employees work in-person on a “full-time basis.” It was also revealed that some workers lied about their location in order to increase their income based on local pay scales.
“That's ridiculous and not something the American people can support.”
Musk responded to reports regarding his social media platform X.
“Excluding security and maintenance personnel, the number of government employees who report to work in person and work 40 hours a week is close to 1%,” he said. I wrote. “Hardly anyone.”
Musk has been appointed one of two directors of the Department of Government Efficiency, whose acronym is also a play on the cryptocurrency coin based on the popular dog meme. The other director is Vivek Ramaswamy.
The report on federal employee habits was compiled by the office of Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa and presented to Musk and Ramaswamy during a visit to Congress on Thursday. Photographers captured Musk walking through Congress with his son on his shoulders.
Louisiana Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson also responded to the report.
“It's irrational and it's not something the American people will support,” Johnson told reporters. “And one of the first things we’re going to see is the demands from the new administration and all of us in Congress. [that] Federal employees, please return to your desks. ”
The report also found that the government spends about $15.7 billion annually on leasing and maintaining federal buildings. Of these, 7,697 were completely vacant and 2,265 were partially vacant.
“Unbelievable. This is exactly why we need a Department for Government Efficiency.” said Mr Johnson spoke at X in response to Mr Musk's post.
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