Trump orders government to terminate remote work arrangements, return to in-person work

• Trump orders government workers to return to office full-time
• Federal workers will have weakened job protections
• Resignations and workforce changes are expected

US government officials have been mandated to return to the office under new Trump leadership, marking an end to hybrid and flexible working setups.

Tech companies have broadly implemented office-working policies, ranging from three to five days per week, in recent years following pandemic-induced remote options, and it’s now the turn of the government to follow suit.

Trump’s new policy, actioned on the day of his inauguration, will require US federal workers to return to in-person office working on a full-time basis.

Trump issues full-time RTO to government workers

A short statement reads: “Heads of all departments and agencies in the executive branch of Government shall, as soon as practicable, take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements and require employees ...