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Ernst’s report documenting telework ‘abuse’ obscures more than it reveals
The Iowa senator and head of a new caucus related to President-elect Trump’s planned government efficiency commission ...
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Joni Ernst Releases Scathing Report About Federal Telework As Musk, Ramaswamy Visit Capitol
Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst unveiled a scathing report on the effects of telework on the federal government Thursday, ...
Ernst shares report outlining problems with government telework at DOGE meeting
Three percent of the federal workforce teleworked daily before COVID-19. Now, only 6% of workers report in-person full time.
Senate DOGE leader Ernst to take on government telework abuse at first meeting with Musk, Ramaswamy
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Joni Ernst is rolling out a proposal for the Department of Government Efficiency that would reduce telework ...
Ernst vows to work with DOGE to reverse Biden admin's telework extension for federal employees
Iowa, says she will work with the Department of Government Efficiency to reverse the Biden administration's last-minute deal ...
Nation's largest labor union for federal employees rebukes GOP's efforts to end telework
AFGE, the country's largest labor union for federal employees, is fighting back against Republican criticisms that government ...
Opinion - DOGE’s war on telework would make government more expensive, less responsive
A recent report by Senator Joni Ernst has reignited debates about telework in the federal government, but data from various ...
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Telework, IT modernization emerge as early DOGE targets
The plans for DOGE continue to evolve, but some early themes are emerging as lawmakers start to weigh in with their own ideas ...
Joni Ernst eyes federal work-from-home policies as head of new DOGE Caucus
The Senate Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, Caucus is set to hold its first meeting Thursday, led by Iowa's U.S.
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Mike Johnson’s Pants on Fire claim that 1% of federal employees are ‘actually working in the office’
Conversely, the Office of Personnel Management found in 2023 that about 14% of federal employees work remotely full-time, and that 32% of federal workers never work remotely. The Office of Management ...
‘Like being on vacation’: Federal employees are abusing remote work, senator’s audit finds
Telework has become a bit of a Feds-gone-wild situation under President Biden, according to a new Senate report that says ...
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DOGE’s war on telework would make government more expensive, less responsive
A recent report by Senator Joni Ernst has reignited debates about telework in the federal government, but data from various government agencies has shown that telework can lead to increased ...