Return to In-Person Work

In simple terms

This memorandum directs all executive branch department and agency heads to terminate remote work arrangements and require full-time in-person work at employees' duty stations, while allowing agency heads discretion to make exemptions they deem necessary. Implementation must be consistent with applicable law.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 8251

Record & deadlines

Jan 20, 2025Signed
Signed by the President
Jan 28, 2025FR published
Published in the Federal Register · 90 FR 8251
Federal Register PDF
Date TBD
Terminate remote work arrangements and return to full-time in-person work

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

Other industrial

Mechanisms

Procurement

Role pressure

MixedDownstream manufacturer — Federal contractors and service providers near government facilities may see increased local demand; remote-work technology vendors serving government face reduced demand

Geographies

Illustrative public companies

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AAPLApple

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Key directives

Terminate remote work arrangements as soon as practicable
Require employees to return to in-person work at duty stations on full-time basis
Agency heads may make exemptions they deem necessary
Implement consistent with applicable law

Who is ordered

Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies · Executive Branch

What to expect

Immediate

Agency heads directed to begin taking steps to terminate remote work

Near term (90d)

Transition of federal employees to full-time in-person work as arrangements are terminated

Long term

Potential restructuring of federal workplace policies and real estate needs

Risks & tensions

Vague 'as soon as practicable' timeline creates implementation uncertainty across agencies
Exemption authority delegated to agency heads may produce inconsistent application
Potential conflicts with existing collective bargaining agreements or union contracts
Workforce retention risks if employees relocate or resign rather than return in-person
Federal real estate capacity may be insufficient for simultaneous full-time occupancy