Trump Administration Mandates Full-Time Office Work for Federal Employees
Impact of the Trump Administration's Directive
President Trump is requiring millions of federal employees to return to the office. In an order issued Monday, the White House instructed all U.S. government departments and agencies in the executive branch to end remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work on a full-time basis.
Details of the Executive Order
Department heads can exempt some workers from the requirement. The executive order was one of a blizzard of actions announced by Mr. Trump on the day of his inauguration, including directives on the economy, immigration, and climate change. The president also reinstated a policy to remove job protections from tens of thousands of government workers, a step toward possibly letting the White House revamp agencies by filling them with those politically aligned with Mr. Trump.
Targeting the Federal Workforce
The executive order was one of multiple directives targeting the federal workforce of 2.3 million that, in addition to the return-to-office mandate, includes a hiring freeze, revamped hiring rules, and other moves to make career senior employees easier to fire.
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