The White House is begging hundreds of federal employees laid off by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency to come back to work.
Under Musk’s leadership, DOGE fired tens of thousands of federal workers as part of sweeping government cost-cutting efforts. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO, who is no longer associated with DOGE, said he wanted to reduce the deficit by $1 trillion.
But the strategy apparently backfired at the General Services Administration (GSA), as hundreds of employees who managed government workspaces are being offered their jobs back. They have until Sunday to make up their minds, according to the Associated Press, which cited an internal memo.
GSA slashed staff at its headquarters by 79 percent, its portfolio managers by 65 percent, and facilities managers