{"id":2015459,"date":"2023-08-29T13:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-workers-ignore-bidens-call-to-stop-working-from-home-and-some-might-not-be-working-at-all\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T13:07:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:07:14","slug":"federal-workers-ignore-bidens-call-to-stop-working-from-home-and-some-might-not-be-working-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-workers-ignore-bidens-call-to-stop-working-from-home-and-some-might-not-be-working-at-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal workers defy Biden&#8217;s work-from-home order, and some may not be working at all."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-workers-ignore-bidens-call-to-stop-working-from-home-and-some-might-not-be-working-at-all%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2015459&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Republican Senator\u2064 Demands \u2064Investigation into Remote\u2062 Work \u2062Impact on Taxpayers<\/h2>\n<p>A Republican senator is raising concerns about\u200c the continued prevalence of remote \u2063work among federal \u2062employees,\u2064 even as the coronavirus pandemic\u200d subsides. Sen. Joni Ernst \u200b(R-IA) is demanding an investigation into\u200c how this widespread failure \u2064to return to the \u2063office is affecting \u200ctaxpayers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not\u200b fair to\u2063 let the responsibilities of running an \u200dagency\u2014and the country\u2014fall\u200d on the shoulders \u2063of the hardworking public \u2064servants who are\u2063 showing up \u200bwhile others are out golfing on the taxpayer\u2019s dime.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ernst questions the government&#8217;s\u200d claims \u200cthat remote workers can be just as productive as those working\u200d in the office. She\u200d cites various\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-report-secret-cia-files-show-agents-committed-sex-crimes-involving-minors\/\" title=\"Bombshell Report: Secret CIA Files Show Agents Committed Sex Crimes Involving Minors\">inspector general reports<\/a>, including one that uncovered a \u2064Department of Commerce employee who was\u200c paid for \u200b730 hours of work but\u2062 spent that time &#8220;playing \u2064golf, shooting pool, and going to happy hour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Joe \u200bBiden had promised that the majority\u2063 of federal workers would\u2064 return to in-person work, but as of now, only 5% of government employees are back in the office\u200d on a typical day. White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients has reiterated the call for a return to the office, emphasizing that it is a \u2062priority for the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>There are indications\u2062 that some\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-workers-ignore-bidens-call-to-stop-working-from-home-and-some-might-not-be-working-at-all\/\" title=\"Federal workers defy Biden's work-from-home order, and some may not be working at all.\">federal employees working \u2062remotely<\/a> may not be working \u2064at all. A review of \u2063Department of Health\u2062 and Human\u2062 Services remote employees found that \u200bup to 30% did not even log in to the agency&#8217;s\u2062 email or computer systems on days they were supposed to\u200c be working \u2063from home.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to \u2064concerns about productivity, Ernst highlights the financial implications of remote work\u200d for the\u200c government. Federal agencies spend billions of\u200b dollars on office space and \u2063maintenance, with a significant portion of that space going \u200dunused. The government also pays\u200d employees based on the location of their office, even if they live in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minimum-wage-hike-led-to-higher-prices-at-mcdonalds-study-finds\/\" title=\"Minimum Wage Hike Led To Higher Prices At McDonald\u2019s, Study Finds\">lower-cost area<\/a>. Ernst\u200b believes these pay determinations\u200d should \u200bbe re-evaluated to save \u200ctaxpayers\u2063 money.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst has sent a letter to every agency&#8217;s Inspector General, requesting an\u200d investigation into the regions\u2062 where \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-memphis-cancels-plan-to-pay-professors-to-go-woke-governor-says\/\" title=\"University of Memphis Cancels Plan to Pay Professors to Go Woke, Governor Says\">employees spend<\/a> most of their time and the additional pay\u2063 they receive based on\u200b the cost-of-living area of the headquarters building. She also wants \u200bto assess how remote work has affected various metrics, such as service delivery and\u200c wait \u2063times.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2064part \u2063of her efforts to address these issues, Ernst has\u2062 introduced the SWAMP Act, \u2064which aims to relocate agency headquarters to regions with relevant expertise. For example, the Department\u200d of\u2062 Agriculture would be located in a farming state like Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>Instances \u200cof absent employees in government agencies have already led to criticism\u2062 and negative\u2064 consequences. At the Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, \u2062a\u2064 manager \u2063responsible\u200d for scheduling posted a \u200dpicture of himself &#8220;working&#8221; in a bubble\u200c bath,\u2063 sparking outrage from \u200danother \u200bemployee and highlighting \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-michigan-demands-1200-for-china-documents\/\" title=\"University of Michigan Demands ,200 for China Documents\">long wait times<\/a>\u2064 for\u2063 medical\u2063 care.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst believes it is crucial \u2062to address \u2064these \u2064concerns \u200band ensure that \u2064federal employees are \u200bfulfilling \u200ctheir responsibilities to the American \u200bpeople.<\/p>\n<h3>Related:\u2063 Thousands Of Pandemic \u2064Unemployment Claims Listed The\u2063 Names Of Still-Employed Government Workers,\u2064 Senator Says<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican senator, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), is urging an investigation into the impact on taxpayers due to federal employees continuing to work from home. 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