President Trump is requiring millions of federal employees to return to the office.
In an order issued Monday, the White House instructed all U.S. government departments and agencies in the executive branch to end remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work on a full-time basis. Department heads can exempt some workers from the requirement.
The executive order was one of a blizzard of actions announced by Mr. Trump on the day of his inauguration, including directives on the economy, immigration and climate change.
The president also reinstated a policy to remove job protections from tens of thousands of government workers, a step toward possibly letting the White House revamp agencies by filling them with those politically aligned with Mr. Trump.
The executive order was one of multiple directives targeting the federal workforce of 2.3 million that in addition to the return-to-office mandate includes a hiring freeze, revamped hiring …