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• Federal Telework Plunges 73% After Return-to-Office Order, OPM Reports - November 11, 2026

• FEDweek

  The number of federal employees teleworking in fiscal 2025 fell from 40 percent to just 12 percent, with a drop in the number of teleworkers falling 73 percent (1,017,230 to 273,497) following President Trumps “Return to In-Person Work” memo issued on his first day in office, according to new OPM report to Congress.

  The report covers just the final pay period of fiscal 2025, not the entire year, but OPM director Scott Kupor said in the introduction that the sample is enough to reflect change in agency practices that took place after the EO. “This is a fundamental reset of how the Federal workforce shows up every day to serve the public,” said Kupor, adding that telework remains a legitimate tool but should be the exception not the norm.

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