Only a small share of employees work fully remotely.
During the pandemic, many departments allowed more staffers to telecommute — though about half of federal employees continued to work fully in person.
Looking at all federal employees, nearly 80% of the hours they work are in person, the OMB report found.
“I don’t think you can just eliminate a quarter or half of federal employees on an ad hoc basis without paralyzing the government,” he said.
It could also prompt talented federal employees to seek jobs in the private sector.
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CNN — Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, ”, telecommute, Fareed Zakaria, Everett Kelley, Brian Riedl, “, ” Riedl
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CNN, Management, Department of Government Efficiency, OMB, Federal, Department of Agriculture, Homeland Security, Treasury, General Services Administration, Education, Housing, Urban, Treasury Department, American Federation of Government Employees, District of Columbia, Department of Veterans Affairs, Border Patrol, Transportation Security Administration, Congressional, Manhattan Institute
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State, Interior