Anonymous wrote:DOGE has been at the Commission for 6 weeks now. They arrived on March 28 and for some reason added a third staff member 1 week ago.

What exactly have they been doing all this time? And how is something big not coming?

They’ve been collecting data.

Anonymous wrote:People still don’t get it. Doge is there to find and eliminate low-hanging “wasteful” contracts, dig into IT inefficiencies, and the like. Real in the weeds stuff.

It’s *OMB/RV* that wants major reorgs/RIFs, etc.

(And nobody’s been fired for not wearing their badge around their neck. Nor does Doge control the parking vendor. Let’s stop with the nonsense rumors).

Uh no one is saying Doge personally controls parking but they are reviewing every single contract, garage being one of them. I don't know why you doubt it, that's where that sudden shift came from. Yeah parking with tight with daily parking also but it was working.

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Anonymous wrote:People still don’t get it. Doge is there to find and eliminate low-hanging “wasteful” contracts, dig into IT inefficiencies, and the like. Real in the weeds stuff.

It’s *OMB/RV* that wants major reorgs/RIFs, etc.

(And nobody’s been fired for not wearing their badge around their neck. Nor does Doge control the parking vendor. Let’s stop with the nonsense rumors).

DOGE is a tool for OMB/RV.

So EM is working for RV? Sure.

No. They have two separate agendas and different priorities.

Same agenda, they both want to break govt.

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Anonymous wrote:People still don’t get it. Doge is there to find and eliminate low-hanging “wasteful” contracts, dig into IT inefficiencies, and the like. Real in the weeds stuff.

It’s *OMB/RV* that wants major reorgs/RIFs, etc.

(And nobody’s been fired for not wearing their badge around their neck. Nor does Doge control the parking vendor. Let’s stop with the nonsense rumors).

DOGE is a tool for OMB/RV.

So EM is working for RV? Sure.

No. They have two separate agendas and different priorities.

Anonymous wrote:People still don’t get it. Doge is there to find and eliminate low-hanging “wasteful” contracts, dig into IT inefficiencies, and the like. Real in the weeds stuff.

It’s *OMB/RV* that wants major reorgs/RIFs, etc.

(And nobody’s been fired for not wearing their badge around their neck. Nor does Doge control the parking vendor. Let’s stop with the nonsense rumors).

DOGE is a tool for OMB/RV.

People still don’t get it. Doge is there to find and eliminate low-hanging “wasteful” contracts, dig into IT inefficiencies, and the like. Real in the weeds stuff.

It’s *OMB/RV* that wants major reorgs/RIFs, etc.

(And nobody’s been fired for not wearing their badge around their neck. Nor does Doge control the parking vendor. Let’s stop with the nonsense rumors).

Anonymous wrote:DOGE has been at the Commission for 6 weeks now. They arrived on March 28 and for some reason added a third staff member 1 week ago.

What exactly have they been doing all this time? And how is something big not coming?

I mean rumor has it they want RIFs and Atkins doesn't so they've probably been working on a RIF plan. But what they've actually done - small ball. You're fired if you don't wear your badge around your neck; shut down parking unless people pay monthly; and apparently changed vending machine snack vendors. Captains of industry these people.

Anonymous wrote:Will the Union communicate or try to tell the new Chairman he will not have the staff wanting to do anything for him? People do their jobs but any rulemaking takes people working way more than 40 hours per week. And I’m not working a minute over my time in the office.

Weird thing I'm hearing about him IRL vs the town hall and it's two different versions. The town hall speech was very much for an audience of Doge/WH, very much eff you staff. Yet people are also saying he didn't want to risk taking any questions at all because of course the top two questions would be RTO/telework and RIFs and he didn't want to say anything contradicting Doge/WH or sounding supportive of the staff in any way. Yet he's apparently making the rounds at other events at the commission - like little events groups did for public service week etc. and there he appears interested in talking to staff; not saying he's making promises or anything but doesn't come off as cold as he did at the TH. So my long shot hope is that behind closed doors when Doge isn't there - as I presume they aren't following him to every pizza party or sitting in on every substantive rule making or Exams meeting he has - he asks or higher ups just have the courage to say you know Paul we are seeing a LOT of absences as people need SOME flexibility and when they had flexibility, these ppl would work until 8 pm when they had to and now we have people burning leave to leave at 230 because no one is available for the 10 min it takes to get their kid off the bus. Like I'm hoping ppl start saying it and it starts clicking at some level. The union I have my doubts - simply bc you know Doge is in the room for any union/Atkins meeting. Though the union doesn't work for the SEC, they could still say it and Atkins could not respond/act like he agrees w Doge and then do with that information what he wants.

When will the SEC get telework back?

DOGE has been at the Commission for 6 weeks now. They arrived on March 28 and for some reason added a third staff member 1 week ago.

What exactly have they been doing all this time? And how is something big not coming?

Will the Union communicate or try to tell the new Chairman he will not have the staff wanting to do anything for him? People do their jobs but any rulemaking takes people working way more than 40 hours per week. And I’m not working a minute over my time in the office.

Arbitration decisions tend not to take THAT long. Not saying it'll be same day or anything but it shouldn't take from July to Dec.

But yes if there's a win on the arbitration and then an appeal with no stay bringing back any kind of telework for the duration of the appeal, that is when I think we'll see people leaving. I think lots of people are hanging on now/burning leave to see what happens whether it's by July or October or whatever.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m have something keeping me really busy right now so I’m trying to not take any leave and am trying to bank so credit hours. I am exhausted though and could really use any relief. Holding out hope that the arbitration in July gets us something.

Ridiculous that it’s not till July. It’s supposed to be expedited. Union is useless.

You are incorrect on the point about it being expedited.

I think that no matter the outcome of the hearing, there will be an appeal process. I would not count on teleworking regularly anytime soon.

I think so too. And I think the agency will appeal regardless of whether it has a good faith basis or not.

If Union wins and agency appeals, I am worried about how much lower morale will get. And I don’t think this Chairman has any idea how unproductive people are now and will be if that happens.

He will get a chance to see, it is going to be a long time before the decision is ready, towards the end of this year if we are lucky.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m have something keeping me really busy right now so I’m trying to not take any leave and am trying to bank so credit hours. I am exhausted though and could really use any relief. Holding out hope that the arbitration in July gets us something.

Ridiculous that it’s not till July. It’s supposed to be expedited. Union is useless.

You are incorrect on the point about it being expedited.

I think that no matter the outcome of the hearing, there will be an appeal process. I would not count on teleworking regularly anytime soon.

I think so too. And I think the agency will appeal regardless of whether it has a good faith basis or not.

If Union wins and agency appeals, I am worried about how much lower morale will get. And I don’t think this Chairman has any idea how unproductive people are now and will be if that happens.

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Anonymous wrote:The agency’s RIF plans were due to OMB on April 14. Why can’t they disclose those plans??

they did. the agency said that they felt no RIF was necessary.

now we wait to see what the all-mighty Grok does in response.

When was this announcement made? I guess I missed it.