White House Says Over Half of Federal Workers Back in Person

Aug. 9, 2024, 6:34 PM UTC

More than half of staff at major federal agencies are back working in person, new figures the Biden administration compiled for lawmakers show.

The White House found 1.2 million—or 54%—of 2.28 million federal employees at major government departments are working “fully onsite” because their jobs require them to be physically present during all working hours, according to the report first obtained by Bloomberg Government.

The Office of Management and Budget, which oversees personnel management across the federal government, collected the attendance data from 24 of the largest agencies during two two-week periods in May.

Congress demanded the information as part ...

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