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Memorandum

Return to In-Person Work

Signed January 20, 2025, printed at 90 FR 8251. 75 words.

In plain English

This ends full-time work from home for federal staff. They are told to come back to the office.

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What It Says

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies 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 memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law.

What a Memorandum Is

A memorandum instructs a named department or agency. It works much as an order does, without the number and the sections.

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