End of remote work: Donald Trump signed an executive order on the first day of his presidency orders federal workers to return to offices full time. It was recommended that the heads of all departments and agencies ended their remote working arrangements as soon as possible. It also allowed for exceptions to be granted “at discretion”.
How many people work remotely? About 46 percent federal employees USA (1.1 million people) qualifies for remote work, a 228 thousand of them work completely remotely. This was the result of the report of the Office of Management i Budget (OMB) from the White House, published in August 2024.
Musk supports Trump: Elon supports the restoration of full-time work for federal officials Musk. “This is about honesty: it's unfair that most people have to come to work to create products or provide services while federal government employees can stay at home,” he wrote on the X platform. In a follow-up post, he added: “Pretending to work while taking money from taxpayers is no longer acceptable“.
Trade unionists criticize: The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) believes that Donald Trump's decision is “attempting to corrupt the federal government” and depriving employees of their due process rights in the case attempted dismissal for political reasons. “This unprecedented strengthening of executive power will create an army of flattererswho will be loyal only to Donald Trumpnot the Constitution or the American people,” writes AFGE, quoted by the Washington Post. The organization represents 800,000 government employees.
Trump's first decisions: New President of the USA dismissed four officials nominated by his predecessor Joe Biden. Trump explained that the office identifies and will delete from positions over a thousand officials previous administration who disagree with the “vision to make America great again”. He signed it on the first day of his presidency decrees among others on abandoning the Paris Climate Agreement, abolishing government censorship and hiring freezes at the federal level.
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Sources: White House, OMB reportElon Musk on X 1, 2, Washington PostRadio Information Agency