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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 October 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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"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..."
Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE
(CNN)
- As Texas flooded, key staff say FEMA's leader could not be reached
(Washington Post)
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