The White House has instructed federal agencies to return more employees to the office and increase “meaningful” in-person work.
If telework policies “negatively impact results, [agencies] must be held accountable and work to make responsible changes, improve their operations, and tackle challenges wherever they arise,” he added.
Some federal unions, meanwhile, expressed alarm that the new requirement could reduce flexibility for federal workers. It’s unclear if the government has measured productivity from its teleworking staffs, but this week’s directive hints that the effort is now a priority.GOP lawmakers have blamed telework for customer service problems at multiple agencies.
Since the pandemic started, unions representing federal workers have made telework a key demand during collective bargaining.
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