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President Biden is facing criticism after a bombshell memo revealed that all federal agencies are less than 50 percent occupied Agencies spend about $2 billion a year to operate and maintain federal office buildings and over $5 billion annually in leases Sen. Joni Ernst is calling for the 'end' of the Biden administration allowing federal buildings to remain vacant at the taxpayers' expense READ MORE: Biden administration admits 'challenges' with federal telework policies wasting BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars on unused office space President Biden is facing criticism after a bombshell report revealed that all federal agencies are less than 50...

The GAO found that federal offices have challenges like the private sector. In comparing building capacity to employees, none used over 50% and some used only 9%. WASHINGTON – The Agriculture Department is headquartered at the gateway between Washington and Virginia in a building rich with history – but on any given day, roughly 90% of it sits empty. That’s not an anomaly. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) surveyed two dozen federal agencies and found they averaged a roughly 80% vacancy rate during the study period earlier this year. Not a single agency topped 50% use, GAO reported.