#Federal Employees Return to Office#

a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen recently said in a podcast that the U.S. government's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is planning to push for an increase in the number of days federal employees work in the office. Currently, federal office buildings in Washington, D.C. are only about 25% occupied. He mentioned that some federal agencies allow employees to work remotely, with some employees only coming to the office one or two days a month. Andreessen questioned whether this model is consistent with the requirements of federal employee identity, and pointed out that the OPM has come up with “innovative ideas” to cut government spending and streamline regulation. Previously, Trump advisors Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy had suggested cutting $2 trillion in spending through reducing government waste, but those plans are still in the proposal stage. Andreessen also questioned whether the president has the authority to require federal employees to return to the office, and said that the current prevalence of remote work has posed challenges to work efficiency. Reports show that only 6% of federal employees regularly work in the office, and Musk further pointed out that excluding security and maintenance personnel, the percentage of employees working full-time in the office may be as low as 1%.