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A group of Republican senators, led by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), is set to introduce the Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems Act on Thursday, which would require all executive agencies to return to their pre-pandemic remote work policies.
Enter any federal agency’s office building in Washington, and you’re likely to find a skeleton workforce, as when the pandemic was young.
They've not come back to the office in the same numbers as those in the private sector.
Never underestimate Washington’s ability to turn a controversial but apolitical issue into a partisan battle. The latest example is something called the Show Up Act, which stands for Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems. The bill passed the House on a virtually party-line vote, with only one Republican against and
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said the increase in federal employees working remotely has created inconveniences and hardships.