GOVERNING BY IMPULSE IS INCOMPETENT

How much is it costing we the people to meet Trump’s return-to-office mandate? Where will they actually do their work? A CDC employee received links to a new government-wide initiative promising to connect “those who need workspace with those who have extra seats.” 
But when the employee entered her home address to find nearby offices, she received suggestions for a closed Subway shop and a self-storage facility. Another member of her team was directed to a post office. 
A remote worker at a federal scientific agency was asked by an administrator to fill out a space request form, part of a Trump administration rollout of such services, including one called “Space Match,” aimed at connecting federal employees with offices where they could work.

When she entered her information, the two suggested offices belonging to her agency were almost 800 miles from her home. The two closest offices listed — which purportedly belonged to other agencies and were managed by the GSA — did not seem to be federal offices at all. One appeared to be a private home in a four-unit building; the other was a building in an industrial zone that appeared to host support groups for people dealing with alcohol or debt problems. IRS employees were required to report for full-time in-person work starting Monday but there wasn’t adequate work space for everyone. A Q&A handout given to IRS employees included the question: “How should I store my laptop and accessories at the end of the day if I don’t have a permanent desk?” 
The answer: “Employees should secure their laptops and equipment in secure locations, such as via cable lock to a permanent furniture fixture.” According to an internal IRS memo, the agency has a shortage of more than 11,000 seats for returning workers, and it will cost more than $206 million to accommodate everyone. That’s in addition to the $88 million the IT department estimates is needed for upgrades across about 450 buildings in order to accommodate increased technological needs of the returning staff. Some workers have had a hard time even proving they were supposed to be where they were told to go, much less finding a spot to get their work done. 
A remote employee of the Transportation Dept. was instructed to report Monday to a FAA office near the Charlotte airport. But when she arrived, she wasn’t on the FAA office’s list and was told it had guidance to seat only FAA employees. 
It was just as well, since there were only 5 available desks for more than 15 people on the list. The FAA officials allowed her to wait in a conference room, where she couldn’t access the internet, she said. 
“After two hours, they finally told me I could go back home and work until further notice,” she said. Who is responsible for this s-show masquerading as efficiency? Why are taxpayers footing the bill for this absurdity? We want answers. Someone needs firing. And it’s not federal workers.