DOGE Will You Be Looking Into Non-Telework Agreement Federal Employees That Get A Free Day Off When i.e. A Government Building Is Closed Due To Weather, Etc.?

Years ago, during covid-19 there were employees working for the IRS that while other federal employees were required to work via telework agreements, they agreed to work under this privilege given to them, IRS employees that were covered under some sort of coverage due to the buildings being closed. It may have been something like hazard type of pay they were given the privilege of not having to work at home and not have to use their accrued time to take time off if they wanted to. Whereas telework employees of the federal government were required to work. The difference being like this. All are considered federal employees correct. One group had the privilege of receiving government pay for sitting at home and not working at all. Their accrued time off continued to accrue and they did not have to use any of their time to take off work. The flip side would be federal employees that teleworked had to continue to work and if they took a day off, they were docked from their accrued time they chose to take. How could that scenario have been allowed to take place. All are federal employees correct. It appeared to look like one agency received favoritism over other agencies out there.

With snowstorms, wildfires, tornados, hurricanes and any other natural type of disaster taking place throughout the USA and possibility of government agency buildings being closed due to these types of circumstances, is it still a possibility there are non-telework federal employees that can receive the privilege of a day off with pay and not having to use their time to take that day off. Please look into matters such as this. Also, may I suggest looking into the number of federal employees granted special permission to qualify for permanent telework, has that number grown over the last few years? If federal employees would be required to go back into the office will this special group of employees also have to appear back in the office or are they exempt from that. Please look into seriously, productivity of in office days as opposed to telework at home days. There may be more ways to step from a desk in the office to chit chat with other employees. Something to ponder about.