President-elect Donald Trump may change whether federal employees are allowed to work remotely, sources tell News4.
Some local leaders don’t think that’s a bad idea, especially as it affects the Metro system.
In the wake of the pandemic, federal workers haven’t returned to downtown D.C in force. Metro is still hundreds of thousands of riders short on the rails in comparison to pre-pandemic numbers. Once Trump takes office, that all could change. There are rumblings his administration may call all federal workers back to the office full-time.
If federal employees do get the call to work in their offices more often, Metro could gain tens of thousands of riders, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia said.
“I’ve advocated for a long time that workforce – public sector, private sector – ought to be back in the office. That doesn’t necessarily mean five days, but it does mean a lot more than …