American businessman Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who will head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the incoming administration of President Donald Trump, plan to ban federal officials from working remotely, the businessmen wroteThe Wall Street Journalin the column of
This measure is intended to achieve the voluntary dismissal of officials and, therefore, to reduce their staff and costs.
"Requiring federal officials to come to the office five days a week will lead to a wave of voluntary layoffs that we welcome. If federal officials are unwilling to report to work, American taxpayers should not have to pay for their privilege to stay at home during the Covid era," the businessmen wrote. .
In addition, they want to bypass Congress in order to reduce federal regulations. At the same time, businessmen promise that laid-off staff will be treated with respect by helping them find new jobs in the private sector. It is also planned to introduce an early retirement incentive system.
