Senior Agriculture Department staff are expected to report in-person beginning Monday, according to a memo sent to all USDA employees Wednesday and obtained by POLITICO.
By Feb. 10, following senior staff, managers and supervisors “with assigned duty stations and a desk” at USDA facilities nationwide are expected in the office full time. The department will send additional guidance to those without a desk, according to the memo, which is signed by acting Agriculture Secretary Gary Washington.
The memo is part of USDA’s compliance with President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order requiring federal agencies to direct their workers to come into the office full time.
By Feb. 18, telework employees in the National Capital Region who don’t have a collective bargaining agreement are expected to report to the office in person on a full-time basis, with some exceptions for people with reasonable accommodation agreements.