{"id":2118804,"date":"2023-12-07T15:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ernst-trashes-biden-administration-after-memo-reveals-most-federal-employees-still-work-remotely\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T15:31:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T20:31:52","slug":"ernst-trashes-biden-administration-after-memo-reveals-most-federal-employees-still-work-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ernst-trashes-biden-administration-after-memo-reveals-most-federal-employees-still-work-remotely\/","title":{"rendered":"Ernst slams Biden admin as memo shows majority of federal employees still remote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fernst-trashes-biden-administration-after-memo-reveals-most-federal-employees-still-work-remotely%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=2118804&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>Sen. Joni\u2062 Ernst Accuses Biden \u2062Administration of &#8220;Green Hypocrisy&#8221; Over Remote Work Policies<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has called out the Biden administration \u200bfor its &#8220;green hypocrisy&#8221; in a scathing critique of its energy policies. Ernst&#8217;s criticism comes after a recent\u2063 government report exposed the majority of \u200bfederal\u200c employees still working remotely.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst shared a memo from the Government Accountability Office, which revealed\u200d that less than half of\u200b the \u200coffice space in the \u2063top \u200b24 federal departments is being utilized. Shockingly, most of these agencies are using \u2062less than 30% of their \u200doffice\u200b space. This revelation has raised concerns about the wasteful expenditure of taxpayer money on cooling and \u2062heating empty \u200dfederal buildings.<\/p>\n<h3>Ernst&#8217;s \u200b&#8221;Naughty List&#8221; Exposes Low \u2062Occupancy \u2062Rates<\/h3>\n<p>Using the report as evidence, \u2064Ernst compiled a &#8220;naughty list&#8221; that highlights the departments with alarmingly low occupancy rates.\u200b Topping\u2064 the list are the Social Security Administration&#8217;s\u2063 headquarters in Baltimore and the \u200cDepartment of \u2064Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C., where \u200donly\u2064 7% of employees\u2064 are working in person.<\/p>\n<p>Other federal \u2063offices on \u200dthe list include\u2062 the Agriculture Department, \u200dthe Agency \u200dfor International Development, Education Department, Health and Human Services\u200b Department, Labor Department, Department of\u2064 Transportation, Veterans Affairs Department, General Affairs Administration, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Personnel Management. All of these departments have occupancy rates of 25% or lower.<\/p>\n<h3>Ernst Calls for Action\u2062 and Accountability<\/h3>\n<p>Ernst \u2064didn&#8217;t\u200b hold back\u200d in\u200b her criticism, stating, \u200b&#8221;[The Department of Transportation] earned a spot on my Naughty List of No-Shows for only\u2062 using 14% of their office \u200cspace. No wonder [Transportation] Secretary Pete\u200d [Buttigieg] \u2063 has failed\u2062 to end holiday travel \u200ddelays, he can&#8217;t\u2062 even make employees show up\u200b to work! Let&#8217;s\u200b #DeckTheHalls with federal \u200cworkers or sell off this unused space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ernst&#8217;s comments \u2063come after\u200c she requested an\u200b investigation into \u2064federal agencies in\u2062 September, citing concerns about\u200d the administration&#8217;s work-from-home policies causing delays in public \u200dresponse. She expressed \u200cfrustration over the long wait times experienced\u2063 by Americans while \u2062federal employees seemingly &#8220;phone it in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The report also highlights President Joe Biden&#8217;s \u2063unfulfilled \u200dpromise during the \u20632022 State of the Union address that &#8220;the vast majority \u2064of federal workers\u200b will once\u2062 again work in person.&#8221; This failure to deliver on his pledge adds\u2064 to the mounting criticism of the administration&#8217;s\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thursday-afternoon-update-biden-releases-merchant-of-death-nantucket-goes-topless-new-york-times-goes-on-strike\/\" title=\"Thursday Afternoon Update: Biden Releases \u2018Merchant Of Death,\u2019 Nantucket Goes Topless, New York Times Goes On Strike\">remote work policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the financial implications of maintaining unused office spaces in\u2062 federal buildings?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Deral buildings, as well as the unnecessary carbon emissions associated\u200d with maintaining\u2064 these vacant spaces.<\/p>\n<p>In her\u2062 statement, Sen. Ernst accused the\u2064 Biden administration of &#8220;talking the talk but not walking the walk&#8221; when it\u2064 comes to their \u2064purported commitment \u200cto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-zealots-keep-your-hands-off-my-dinner-plate\/\" title=\"Hands off my dinner plate, climate zealots!\">fighting \u2062climate change<\/a>. She criticized the administration for pushing aggressive climate policies on the American \u2064people while failing \u200dto address the wasteful energy practices happening right under their noses.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Ernst further pointed out \u200bthe \u200birony of the situation, noting that President Biden has repeatedly stressed the importance of reducing carbon \u200bemissions and transitioning to clean\u2062 energy sources. However,\u200b the remote work policies implemented \u200bby the administration directly contradict these \u200bgoals\u2064 by unnecessarily consuming energy in empty federal buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Ernst highlighted the financial implications of this\u2064 green hypocrisy. With \u200dmost federal agencies operating well below capacity, taxpayer \u2064money\u2062 is\u2063 being wasted on maintaining unused office spaces. This misuse of funds is especially concerning in light of the economic hardships faced by many Americans due to the ongoing pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Not\u200c only does this\u2062 situation raise concerns about wasteful spending and carbon emissions, but it also reflects\u200c a lack of efficiency\u2063 and productivity within the federal government. With the majority of \u200dfederal employees\u2062 successfully \u2062working remotely, it raises\u200d questions \u200babout the necessity of maintaining large office spaces that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-joni-ernst-scrutinizes-remote-work-by-federal-workers-after-covid-19\/\" title=\"Sen. Joni Ernst questions remote work for federal employees post-COVID-19.\">remain largely empty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u2063 Senator Joni Ernst has exposed the &#8220;green hypocrisy&#8221; of\u200d the Biden administration&#8217;s remote work policies.\u200b By failing to\u2062 utilize office spaces efficiently, the \u2063administration contradicts its own climate change\u200d goals and \u2062wastes taxpayer money. This situation \u200dhighlights\u200c the\u2064 need for a more practical and environmentally conscious approach to government \u200doperations and reinforces the importance of aligning actions \u2062with rhetoric when it \u2062comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-czar-john-kerry-on-private-jet-travel-its-the-only-choice-for-somebody-like-me\/\" title=\"Climate Czar John Kerry On Private Jet Travel: \u2018It\u2019s The Only Choice For Somebody Like Me\u2019\">combating climate change<\/a>. As the\u2064 Biden administration continues to push for\u2063 ambitious energy policies, they must also ensure that their own practices align with \u200cthese goals to maintain credibility and\u200b deliver on\u200c their promises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) called out the Biden administration for &#8220;green hypocrisy&#8221; as a recent report disclosed that most federal employees continue to work remotely. Ernst highlighted a memo from the Government Accountability Office, exposing that the top 24 federal departments utilized less than half of their office space<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2118805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2118804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2118805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2118804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2118804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}