This directive has left many workers in a state of uncertainty, as they have no designated office space to return to.
According to The Washington Examiner, several federal agencies had eliminated their office spaces during the height of the pandemic, with employees transitioning to remote or hybrid work models. Some employees were hired with the understanding that they would work entirely remotely. Despite receiving notice of the requirement to return to in-person work, these employees have yet to receive any guidance on where they will be expected to work.
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One federal employee, who works for an agency under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and has been working from home since the pandemic, expressed their confusion, stating, “For all I know I may be working from a row boat on the Anacostia River.” This employee's regional office was closed in 2020, and they have received no information about where they are expected to return to work.
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The executive order, issued on Trump's inauguration day, stipulates that “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 order was further clarified in a memo from the White House’s Office of Personnel Management, which directed agencies to comply within approximately 30 days.
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The Washington Examiner spoke with several of HHS's more than 80,000 employees, who are trying to navigate this return-to-work order. One employee at the National Institutes of Health, who was hired as a remote worker, expressed uncertainty about the future, stating, “I guess I would have to go on campus, but they got rid of the office space my team used to work in, so we really don’t know. Our boss said they really don’t know what’s going to happen.”
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Similarly, an employee at the Food and Drug Administration, who currently works a hybrid model, expressed concerns about the capacity of the headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, to accommodate all returning employees. “There’s not enough parking to bring everyone back at once. There’s not enough parking and the office spaces are cramped. There’s just no way this is possible,” the employee said.
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These concerns are not unfounded. A 2018 report noted that the agency's headquarters required “7,436 additional parking spaces,” equating to one parking space for every 1.8 employees. The report also highlighted the lack of access to high-capacity transit, such as Metrorail, as a significant challenge for the FDA.
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The return-to-work order coincides with a significant effort to reduce the size of the federal workforce, the largest employer in the nation. Trump and Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency, have prioritized cutting government waste, which has resulted in the elimination of numerous jobs through resignations and impending layoffs by the end of the fiscal year on September 30.
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However, for those ordered to return to the office immediately, there are concerns about whether the buildings are ready or even suitable for work. These concerns extend beyond the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region, which has the highest concentration of federal workers, to other parts of the country.
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In New York City, for example, the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, the tallest federal office space in the United States, has an ongoing asbestos problem. A 2024 government report called for “immediate management attention” to protect occupants “from possible health and safety risks arising from asbestos-containing materials.” As a result, some federal workers cannot safely return to work in Manhattan due to ongoing asbestos abatement in parts of the skyscraper.
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The General Services Administration has announced plans to significantly reduce the federal government’s real estate footprint, which could exacerbate these problems. Michael Peters, the commissioner of the Public Buildings Service, acknowledged the “potential problem” of accommodating all returning workers during a recent meeting of the Public Buildings Reform Board.
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The GSA did not respond directly to a request for comment on how agencies will handle workers returning to the office, but stated that the agency is “leading the way to reduce government spend[ing] and close the deficit in service of the American taxpayer.”
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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairwoman of the Senate DOGE Caucus, released a report last December stating that only 6% of federal workers were in the office full-time. The report, titled “Out of Office: Bureaucrats on the Beach and in Bubble Baths but not in Office Buildings,” found not a single federal agency headquarters was found to be half-full, with an average occupancy at just 12%. The report also found that 23%-68% of those teleworking received “incorrect locality pay,” with some living more than 2,000 miles from their office.
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Ernst stated, “Federal buildings have resembled a ghost town for the last four years. You are more likely to spot the Loch Ness Monster or Sasquatch than a crowded government office building.” She added, “Thankfully, President Trump has ordered the out-of-office bureaucrats back to work. If any federal employee has trouble finding a desk, I will personally come down and help them find space.”
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However, some of Ernst’s statistics contradict a 2024 OMB report that found 54% of the federal government’s 2.28 million employees work fully on-site. A separate memo from the Office of Personnel Management issued in December 2024 found in fiscal 2023, 43% of all federal employees participated in “routine or situational” telework, down from 46% the year prior.
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The report stated, “This participation level (43%) marks the lowest percentage since fiscal year 2019 and aids in understanding how agencies are approaching telework utilization going forward.” The report also found that telework helped agencies save money in areas such as transit and commuting costs, human capital, and rent and office space.
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The mandate for federal employees to return to the office five days a week comes as a federal judge ruled in Trump’s favor by reinstating his “Fork in the Road” deferred resignation offer. This offer allows federal employees the option to resign from their positions with full benefits and pay until September. However, with less than 4% of the more than 2 million federal workers taking this offer, the Trump administration is now ordering agencies to start laying off probationary employees with the least experience.
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Some federal workers argue that the impending purge at agencies, coupled with the in-office work requirements, will not increase productivity or reduce costs. One employee at an agency under HHS stated, “I have no idea how they’re gonna reduce our workforce, when, in fact, our department isn’t even fully staffed. Their cost cutting is going to cost more in the long run.”
