Byron Donalds

That's the question. So to that point, typically when the intelligence community

report something yeah it's each agency within the the ic how we refer to it they have their own findings and so then they'll compile all the findings into a report and that's when you get the it's most likely most likely okay because every agency has their own interpretation of what they're seeing or what what they're receiving and how they want to communicate that

report something yeah it's each agency within the the ic how we refer to it they have their own findings and so then they'll compile all the findings into a report and that's when you get the it's most likely most likely okay because every agency has their own interpretation of what they're seeing or what what they're receiving and how they want to communicate that

And then I don't want to get too technical because some of that stuff is classified stuff. But basically that's where it is.

And then I don't want to get too technical because some of that stuff is classified stuff. But basically that's where it is.

Byron, thoughts on this? It needs to happen. Period. Full stop. The biggest issue we have is you have a federal bureaucracy that seeks its own interests. During the first Trump presidency, they would literally look at the orders and slow walk them or ignore them altogether. Doing this now puts everybody on notice. You're not going to be able to sit at home and say you're working.

Byron, thoughts on this? It needs to happen. Period. Full stop. The biggest issue we have is you have a federal bureaucracy that seeks its own interests. During the first Trump presidency, they would literally look at the orders and slow walk them or ignore them altogether. Doing this now puts everybody on notice. You're not going to be able to sit at home and say you're working.

We had the – I think it was the Office of Presidential Personnel. I think that's who it was. It came into oversight a year ago and testified in front of the oversight committee, and we kept asking her – What percentage of the federal workforce is actually in the office at a minimum 30 hours a week? She couldn't answer. She did not have the information. And it's your job to know who's where.

We had the – I think it was the Office of Presidential Personnel. I think that's who it was. It came into oversight a year ago and testified in front of the oversight committee, and we kept asking her – What percentage of the federal workforce is actually in the office at a minimum 30 hours a week? She couldn't answer. She did not have the information. And it's your job to know who's where.

The policies around remote work are that you sign up for it. Not that they check that you actually log into it. Not that you're logged in for an extended session, which is very easy to do. They don't check that. It's just that you have the ability to do it. So, yeah, I'm all for it.

The policies around remote work are that you sign up for it. Not that they check that you actually log into it. Not that you're logged in for an extended session, which is very easy to do. They don't check that. It's just that you have the ability to do it. So, yeah, I'm all for it.

If the workers won't come back into the office, because, by the way, we're paying the light bill on these buildings still. We're paying the heat bill on a lot of these buildings because they're in D.C. and other parts of the country. We're paying the insurance. We're paying the cost of rent because a lot of these we rent. We don't own these buildings. We rent them.

If the workers won't come back into the office, because, by the way, we're paying the light bill on these buildings still. We're paying the heat bill on a lot of these buildings because they're in D.C. and other parts of the country. We're paying the insurance. We're paying the cost of rent because a lot of these we rent. We don't own these buildings. We rent them.

So as far as I'm concerned, if you're not back, we need to downsize the office space of the federal government. And you can actually move that property for other purposes. We talked about housing in other parts of the country. Of course, Florida, you can reset some of these buildings if you have a really creative developer.

So as far as I'm concerned, if you're not back, we need to downsize the office space of the federal government. And you can actually move that property for other purposes. We talked about housing in other parts of the country. Of course, Florida, you can reset some of these buildings if you have a really creative developer.

But you also get the number of employees down who are entrenched, who quite frankly are the employees who fight us. when we're trying to do the real reforms that this country desperately needs. The fight comes from the bureaucracy because they come in and say, oh, well, you can't do that. Well, why can't I? I'm a member of Congress. I got elected. You didn't. Why are you telling me I can't?

But you also get the number of employees down who are entrenched, who quite frankly are the employees who fight us. when we're trying to do the real reforms that this country desperately needs. The fight comes from the bureaucracy because they come in and say, oh, well, you can't do that. Well, why can't I? I'm a member of Congress. I got elected. You didn't. Why are you telling me I can't?

Oh, because this is how we do things. There was a book when I was at FSU College of Business. They made us read. It's called Who Moved My Cheese? Great book. Love it. Great book. I read the book.

Oh, because this is how we do things. There was a book when I was at FSU College of Business. They made us read. It's called Who Moved My Cheese? Great book. Love it. Great book. I read the book.

That's right, 2002. That is essentially the issue we have in a federal bureaucracy. You have 2 million plus individuals involved. who have their own political vision, and typically it is a very left-leaning political vision, and anything you do to upset the way they want to move is met with recalcitrance, just straight obstruction, quite frankly, leaking.