Joe Biden allowed remote work to dominate the civil service for so long, a cafeteria in the Department of the Interior remained shutdown years after the pandemic ended.
Joe Biden has been criticized for allowing remote work to dominate the civil service, resulting in a cafeteria at the Department of the Interior remaining closed years after the pandemic. Donald Trump and Elon Musk have pushed to reduce the federal workforce and require employees to return to the office. Under Biden, many departments, including the Interior, did not mandate returns, with a recent photo showing the Interior as a "ghost town." Trump's Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, highlighted the lack of employees under Biden, leading to the cafeteria closure. An anonymous source criticized Biden's inaction. Meanwhile, Trump's administration, under Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has cut $1.9 billion from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, blaming Biden's administration.
