Is Remote Work Draining the Swamp?

The government office buildings in and around Washington, D.C., are mostly empty, a report from the Government Accountability Office has found.

The report looks at the headquarters for 24 federal agencies. It includes historic buildings such as the Treasury and the Federal Triangle complex along with more modern office buildings. It found that 17 out of the 24 agencies use 25 percent or less of their headquarters’ capacity in a given week. The agency with the highest utilization only used 49 percent. They aren’t even close to using the space they have.