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lol

How is it that little ol' me, the guy who makes cartoon fart noises for a living, could see this coming from a mile away (and said as much here, repeatedly) when all of these supposedly smart billionaires couldn't. Either these guys don't have a full brain between them or they're lying about being disappointed in the outcome. This approach didn't work at Twitter and it was obvious from before it began that it wouldn't work in the federal government.
There should be a searing Congressional investigation into this malfeasance, but instead Musk is put out to pasture with a "U tryed" sticker.
 
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There should be a searing Congressional investigation into this malfeasance,
The GAO is investigating what happened at GSA.

Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE

Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work.
Those who accept must report for duty on October 6 after what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation ... As a result of the internal turmoil, 131 leases expired without the government actually vacating the properties, the official said. The situation has exposed the agencies to steep fees because property owners have not been able to rent out those spaces to other tenants.
 
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Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work.

The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.

Those who accept must report for duty on Oct. 6 after what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation, during which time the GSA in some cases racked up high costs — passed along to taxpayers — to stay in dozens of properties whose leases it had slated for termination or were allowed to expire.
 
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Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work.

The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.

Those who accept must report for duty on Oct. 6 after what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation, during which time the GSA in some cases racked up high costs — passed along to taxpayers — to stay in dozens of properties whose leases it had slated for termination or were allowed to expire.
Not as much “deadwood” as first thunk?
 
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Par for the course with Trump: big pronouncements for the sake of appearances, and then backpedaling when it all falls apart.
Unfortunately, this was not just talk. People were fired, or paid to retire, and needed services to We The People have suffered, all at greater cost to the US taxpayer. It can't be undone as easily as his verbal flipflops.
 
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