{"id":2406053,"date":"2025-02-24T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carlos-gimenez-says-agency-heads-know-best-when-it-comes-to-meeting-doge-demands-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T14:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:40:58","slug":"carlos-gimenez-says-agency-heads-know-best-when-it-comes-to-meeting-doge-demands-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carlos-gimenez-says-agency-heads-know-best-when-it-comes-to-meeting-doge-demands-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Gimenez says agency heads know best when it comes to meeting DOGE demands &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fcarlos-gimenez-says-agency-heads-know-best-when-it-comes-to-meeting-doge-demands-washington-examiner%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=2406053&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--><p>In a recent statement,Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) \u2064supported FBI Director Kash\u2063 Patel&#8217;s decision to pause requests for weekly \u200baccomplishment emails from federal employees, which were initiated by Elon Musk\u200d as a productivity measure. Gimenez argued that agency heads are best equipped to determine necessary cuts within their organizations without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-ben-jerrys-founder-arrested-at-doj-during-julian-assange-protest\/\" title=\"Ben &amp; Jerry&#039;s founder arrested at DOJ during Assange protest.\">compromising classified information<\/a>.He \u200dreferenced that employees at agencies like the FBI and Department of Defense cannot disclose specific activities due to security concerns and stressed that major \u2064reductions in \u2064agency size should be managed by\u2064 those in charge. He added that streamlined federal operations are essential to prevent \u2064bureaucratic\u2064 excess.Moreover, Patel is reportedly considering\u200b Dan Bongino for the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-joe-biden-slips-and-refers-to-kamala-harris-as-president-elect-saying-quiet-part-out-loud\/\" title=\"WATCH: Joe Biden Slips and Refers to Kamala Harris as \u2018President-Elect\u2019\u2026 Saying \u2018Quiet Part\u2019 Out Loud\u2019?\">deputy director<\/a> at the FBI, showcasing efforts to reduce government size and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-magazine-takes-chinese-cash-to-promote-controversial-drone-business\/\" title=\"Time Magazine Takes Chinese Cash To Promote Controversial Drone Business\">improve efficiency<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Carlos Gimenez says agency heads know best when it comes to meeting DOGE demands<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1999673\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) applauded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FBI<\/a> Director Kash Patel&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3327879\/agency-leadership-clashes-musk-productivity-email-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">order to pause &ldquo;any responses<\/a>&rdquo; to emails asking what they accomplished every week, citing how this could compromise classified information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Patel&rsquo;s order came shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> requested federal workers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3327295\/federal-workers-who-dont-email-weekly-achievements-will-lose-their-job-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">send an email<\/a> every week documenting what they accomplished, and failure to do so would be assumed as an employee&rsquo;s resignation. Gimenez contended that while every agency in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy ... 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> needs to be trimmed down, Patel and others in charge are &ldquo;the best to know&rdquo; what cuts are necessary, as they can make the reduction themselves &ldquo;without stepping on landmines.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve all been appointed by President Trump. President Trump has given them marching orders &lsquo;go ahead and trim down your agency,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An FBI agent can&rsquo;t tell you five things they&rsquo;ve done,&rdquo; Gimenez added on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Mornings with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>. &ldquo;A lot have investigated so and so and so and so and so and so, no, they can&rsquo;t do that. Same thing with DOD, we have classified information in there. Those agency heads need to have buy-in. They need to be involved in the process, and Elon Musk can help them in that process to look at things that maybe they wouldn&rsquo;t be looking at. That&rsquo;s the way that I would handle it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2812854&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=9c0dbacf042817d2619a069c04b26ab5\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Florida congressman added that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">federal government<\/a> should be streamlined &ldquo;every so often,&rdquo; citing how bureaucracies can become out of control, which he argued is &ldquo;completely&rdquo; the case with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">current federal government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3327879\/agency-leadership-clashes-musk-productivity-email-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">AGENCY LEADERSHIP CLASHES WITH MUSK OVER PRODUCTIVITY EMAIL DEMANDS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patel also announced that conservative podcast and radio host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3327810\/trump-names-dan-bongino-deputy-director-of-fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dan Bongino is being recruited as deputy director of the FBI<\/a>, which came as reports stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3327376\/kash-patel-to-serve-acting-head-atf-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Patel is serving as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives<\/a>. Gimenez said he has &ldquo;no problem&rdquo; with Patel heading multiple agencies, as this is a &ldquo;good example&rdquo; of how the government can be downsized.<\/p>\n<p>Bongino&rsquo;s recruitment came as he is currently the host of <em>The Dan Bongino Show<\/em>, which airs on the radio network Westwood One from 12-3 p.m. ET. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideradio.com\/free\/dan-bongino-giving-up-his-daily-radio-show-to-join-trump-administration\/article_afb379ba-f2a2-11ef-a85f-c352d33ba86c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">His final episode is scheduled for Friday, March 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1999673\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1999673\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Gimenez supports FBI Director Patel&#8217;s pause on weekly accomplishment emails to protect classified info<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2406054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kash-Patel-DOGE-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[50987,50986,12577,23466,32076],"class_list":["post-2406053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-agency-heads","tag-carlos-gimenez","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-doge","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kash-Patel-DOGE-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406053","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406053"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406057,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406053\/revisions\/2406057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}