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2023-09-03 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Bring government employees back to the office or SELL the unused space, Biden told: With federal buildings 75% empty, Republicans say end remote work from bubble baths and golf courses or hold a 'clearance sale'

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

Biden's Chief of Staff Jeff Zients issued a directive ordering all federal employees to return to the office this fall after years of remote work

Congress says Biden has refused to provide an accurate number of total teleworking staff

Federal employees are working from bathtubs, enjoying shooting pool and leaving early for happy hour at the same time the backlog of passports and veterans waiting months for doctor appointments continues

More than 75 percent of the available office space at 17 different federal agencies is still empty, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Agencies spend about $2 billion a year to operate and maintain federal office buildings and over $5 billion annually in leases.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, told DailyMail.com that Biden must hold a 'clearance sale on unused office space' - which could help pay off the $32.9 trillion in U.S. national debt.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-09-03 08:29|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

#1 Oh no, can't sell the office space. It's gonna be used for the next round of personnel hiring. Cause they've got empty office space.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-09-03 11:43|| 2023-09-03 11:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Just let the FBI use their empty chair and nix their new headquarters.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-09-03 12:05|| 2023-09-03 12:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Cause they've got empty office space.

Kind of like department budgets where there's money left over at the end of the year. Needs to be used up or lose it.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2023-09-03 12:36|| 2023-09-03 12:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Gov't hotel conferences. That really is the ticket.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-03 12:49|| 2023-09-03 12:49|| Front Page Top

#5 It has been an open secret the General Services Administration(GSA) administers 'federal property' as an ongoing way to hide congressional pork and corruption ...for decades.

Posted by magpie 2023-09-03 14:09|| 2023-09-03 14:09|| Front Page Top

#6 "which could help pay off the $32.9 trillion in U.S. national debt."

What is Ernst smoking? Or, did too much GMO corn go to her brain?

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-09-03 15:51|| 2023-09-03 15:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Guess we don't need a new FBI building then.

Properly, anyone not in the office on Tuesday 09:00 gets the axe unless medical. No, a positive Covid test is easily mimicked and not allowed. Doctors are pill pimps and a note is not allowed. Two weeks of medical payment statements/receipts please.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-09-03 15:56|| 2023-09-03 15:56|| Front Page Top

#8 How about firing the GIVERnment workers AND selling the empty buildings.

Posted by Airandee 2023-09-03 16:13|| 2023-09-03 16:13|| Front Page Top

#9 ^^^ Now you're talking!

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-09-03 19:13|| 2023-09-03 19:13|| Front Page Top

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