Tue Jan 21 01:04:55 UTC 2025: ## Trump Orders Federal Workers Back to Office Full-Time
**Washington, D.C. – January 21, 2025** – President Donald Trump issued an executive order mandating a full-time return to in-person work for federal employees, effectively ending widespread remote work arrangements implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order, announced Monday at a celebratory event, requires all department and agency heads to terminate remote work options and enforce a five-day workweek. While exemptions are permitted, the move is expected to significantly impact a large number of white-collar government workers.
This dramatic shift is coupled with a federal hiring freeze and the establishment of a “Department of Government Efficiency,” an advisory body chaired by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Critics suggest these measures are designed to facilitate a widespread purge of existing civil servants, replacing them with loyalist appointees. Musk himself has predicted the return-to-office mandate will trigger a wave of voluntary resignations, a scenario reportedly welcomed by the Trump administration. Experts warn that the combined effect of these policies will likely lead to significant attrition within the federal workforce.
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