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He said the president-elect had learned from his earlier experience in the White House and would hit the ground running in part thanks to the work of Howard Lutnick, the chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald, on the transition.

That’s where you get tech-bro-manual proposals like making federal staffers work inside their physical offices all day and all week.

The majority of those employees who wouldn’t be hit work with agencies whose DOGE-style “reorganizations” would require congressional approval—which isn’t inevitable, since Republicans command only small majorities in the legislative chambers.

“Providing a long-term guarantee of work encourages employees to think about building up expertise in their very nuanced areas, which could be things like environmental regulation, disaster response, or workplace safety,” said Moynihan.

Well, to look back at that infamous Twitter takeover is to recall that it involved roping in Musk’s most trusted yes-men—David Sacks, Steve Davis, Joe Lonsdale—who are also advising Trump at this very moment on how he should regulate the industries they work in.