Trump wants federal workers back in the office. It may be a tall task.
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for a return-to-office mandate for federal workers will face stiff resistance and union contracts that guarantee remote work.

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December 26, 2024 at 2:14 p.m. EST yesterday at 2:14 p.m. EST
By Lisa Rein

President-elect Donald Trump warned federal employees last week that they must return to the office — or else “they’re going to be dismissed.” ... The threat was the latest and loudest signal yet that Trump, his allies and Republicans in Congress are committed to ending a remote-work culture that became widespread for the civil service of 2.3 million during the coronavirus pandemic but that many conservatives now decry as an outdated taxpayer-funded perk that has hurt performance across the government.

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By Lisa Rein
Lisa Rein covers federal agencies and the management of government in the Biden administration. At The Washington Post, she has written about the federal workforce; state politics and government in Annapolis, and in Richmond; local government in Fairfax County, Va.; and the redevelopment of Washington and its neighborhoods.follow on X@Reinlwapo