What to know about federal employees who telecommute as DOGE looks to end remote work [Video]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are determined to force federal employees to return to the office in hopes that some will opt to quit instead.Video above: Federal employees on edge as Trump promises big changesThat effort is going to affect some agencies — and workers — much more than others. How much time federal staffers spend telecommuting differs by department, according to an August report from the Office of Management and Budget. Only a small share of employees work fully remotely.Musk and Ramaswamy, whom President-elect Donald Trump named to head the new Department of Government Efficiency, made clear in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Wednesday that they think requiring in-person work will save the U.S. money, which is one of the nongovernmental entity’s central missions.”Requiring federal employees to come to the office five days a week would result in a wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome: If federal employees …