Federal workers ordered back to office find chaos and shortages As agencies scramble to comply with President Trump's Jan. 20 order terminating remote work, employees say the process has been ...

Across the federal bureaucracy, the hurried effort to get everyone back to on-site work five days a week has bred chaos, confusion and inefficiency, workers at a number of government offices said.

A court-ordered pause in May covered nearly two dozen federal agencies at different stages of executing President Trump’s ...

Trump orders federal workers back to office, weakens job protections. By Raphael Satter. January 21, 2025 4:51 AM UTC Updated January 21, 2025 Item 1 of 2 A view of the U.S ...

President Trump has described his new in-office requirement as a way to ensure workers are doing their jobs. He sees potentially leading more employees to quit as an added benefit.

Federal workers ordered back to office find shortages of desks, Wi-Fi and toilet paper By Shannon Bond ( NPR ) and Jenna McLaughlin ( NPR ) March 26, 2025 6:59 p.m.

Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding out hope their lawyers can still save their jobs.

The clock is ticking for federal workers to comply with Trump’s directive to return to in-person work, but many say there simply isn’t enough space in their offices.

By 2019, federal government data shows that 22% of employees were teleworking at least one day a week. The rate rose and peaked during COVID and settled at around 43% as of 2023. The new return-to ...

The federal worker who received the unemployment guidance remains unconvinced a long-term government job awaits: “I don’t see that I’m going to be coming back to the office and have my job back.