a16z co-founder: The D.O.G.E. plan promotes federal employees to return to in-person work

ChainCatcher news, a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen stated in the Hoover Institution podcast that the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) is prioritizing the return of federal employees to in-person work. He noted that the average occupancy rate of federal office buildings in Washington, D.C. is currently only 25%, with many employees coming to the office only one to two days a month, and some employees only coming to the office for two days over two months.

Andreessen mentioned that D.O.G.E.'s focus includes optimizing staffing, cutting government spending, and streamlining regulations, and he said the team has "very smart ideas" in these areas. He also questioned whether the president has the authority to require federal employees to return to the office, stating that the prevalence of remote work poses challenges to work efficiency.

Previously, Trump advisors Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy proposed cutting $2 trillion in "government waste." Related reports indicate that only 6% of federal employees regularly work in the office, while Musk further pointed out that, excluding security and maintenance personnel, the proportion of full-time employees working in the office could be as low as 1%.