While shedding property would save the government money, a lack of funding has inhibited the offloading process. Elliot Doomes, Biden’s PBS commissioner, testified at the July 2024 hearing that the agency missed out on 120 consolidation opportunities in recent years due to underfunding.

Fired and furloughed federal workers and contractors, and other opponents of recent cuts, visited senators' offices to ask them to rein in Elon Musk and the U.S. DOGE Service.

Musk went on to say, "Subject to the discretion of the president, they will be given another chance. Failure to respond a second time will result in termination." The White House