“Many agencies across government are reopening their doors to employees after deeming it safe as, in some areas of the country, new cases of the novel coronavirus trend downward.”
“The Trump administration has encouraged agencies to make individual decisions based on local conditions and mission needs. Agencies that have begun recalling employees to their offices have largely done so on a partial or regional basis, opening only some offices to certain groups of workers. Headquarters offices in the Washington area have to date mostly resisted bringing back large numbers of employees.”
“The Trump administration said in a memorandum issued in April that agencies should work in consultation with local leaders and public health officials to determine when to reopen offices. The recalls would not occur on a single day nor would they be top-down decisions from the White House, an Office of Management and Budget official said last month. The official added those decisions would be driven by agency mission, noting employees facing more difficulties conducting their normal tasks while working remotely would likely be recalled more quickly.”
“Several agencies have not begun recalling employees back to their offices, but have outlined plans to do so. All states and the District of Columbia have begun lifting stay-home orders and reopening parts of their economies, though more than a dozen states have reported record spikes in new COVID-19 cases in recent days.”
“Here is a look at some of the agencies that have taken steps to recall employees to their offices…” Read the full article here.
Source: See Which Agencies Are Bringing Employees Back to the Office – By Eric Katz, June 10, 2020. Nextgov.
