Return to In-Person Work

Memorandum January 28, 2025 Document 2025-01907

Summary

On January 20, 2025, the President issued a memorandum directing all executive branch departments and agencies to end remote work and require employees to return to full-time, in-person work. This move, aimed at restoring traditional office dynamics, allows department heads to make necessary exemptions and must comply with existing laws. The decision may face legal challenges or political pushback, particularly from those advocating for flexible work arrangements, but it signifies a significant shift in federal workplace policy post-pandemic.

Full Text

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 8251] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-01907] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 17 / Tuesday, January 28, 2025 / Presidential Documents [[Page 8251]] Memorandum of January 20, 2025 Return to In-Person Work Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies 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 to return to work in-person at their respective duty stations on a full- time basis, provided that the department and agency heads shall make exemptions they deem necessary. This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, January 20, 2025 [FR Doc. 2025-01907 Filed 1-27-25; 8:45 am] Billing code 3395-F4-P