"My read is that declaring 70 percent vacancy is a sleight of hand. The reality is that the department is running out of space, not experiencing surplus capacity."
"I'm not gonna say it was full capacity in the sense that every single cubicle was occupied ... but the offices were all full."
The Trump administration announced a move to a smaller space for the Education Department, citing a 70% vacancy rate in its headquarters. However, sources within the department challenge this figure, suggesting it was misleading. Staff in the Office of Federal Student Aid are now sharing desks due to space constraints after significant staff reductions. A retired employee noted that while not every cubicle was occupied, most offices were full, contradicting the administration's claims of surplus capacity.
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