Trump Orders Federal Workers in Executive Branch to Return to Full-Time In-Person Work on First Day in Office

Jan 21, 2025, 02:00 AM

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating that all federal workers in the executive branch return to full-time, in-person work. The order, one of several signed on his first day in office, directs heads of all departments and agencies to terminate remote work arrangements as soon as practicable. The move reverses a trend of remote working that became prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump signed the order at Washington, D.C.'s Capital One Arena, amid a flurry of executive actions aimed at reshaping federal employment policies.