Ernst Blasts Absent Biden Bureaucrats
“Out of office bounce backs by Biden admin officials won’t repel attacks from our enemies.”
WASHINGTON – After Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin failed to notify Congress or President Biden that he was undergoing anesthesia in the midst of global threats, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called out President Biden and his administration for going AWOL and is demanding every agency head’s schedule is posted, so taxpayers know who is showing up to work.
She pointed out this trend in the Biden administration, including Biden’s General Services Administration administrator for spending more of the year “overseeing” full office re-entry from Missouri, instead of Washington; Transportation Secretary Buttigieg for going offline during a nationwide supply chain crisis; and even Biden himself for being out of the Oval last year more than any other modern President.
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Background:
In August, Ernst demanded investigations into 24 federal departments and agencies to determine the impact of telework on the delivery and response times of services. Following her advocacy, the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Inspector General responded to her request and is currently considering an audit to examine whether GSA has appropriately evaluated its physical space needs and utilization. A few months later, the GSA announced it would downsize 3.5 million square feet of federal buildings, saving taxpayers over $1 billion.
Ernst also increased accountability for federal telework abuse by passing an amendment to hold the Biden administration accountable for the cost to taxpayers and the impact on services from continued remote work by Washington bureaucrats.
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