‘Return to in-Person Work’ Directive Thin on Details – Published: January 21, 2025 By: FEDweek Staff It reads in its entirety: “Heads of all departments and agencies in the executive branch of government shall, as soon as practicable, take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work in-person at their respective duty stations on a full-time basis, provided that the department and agency heads shall make exemptions they deem necessary. This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law.”
Mother Jones – January 2, 2025 – Eugenics Isn’t Dead—It’s Thriving in Tech – A new book takes on the throughline from the rise of 20th-century eugenics to Silicon Valley. – Julia Métraux Elon Musk’s calls for a so-called “efficient” US government—including wanting to end the already endangered right to work from home, a disability accommodation for many—are less surprising when you view him as a techno-eugenicist.
My letter to reps:
Maximum Telework for government workers and the private sector should continue for our future, in order to promote disability accessibility, stop infectious disease spread, and prioritize our move away from squandering fossil fuel energy on pointless and unhealthy commutes. It’s gross insult to all the workers who HAVE been “showing up” and doing important work from home – successfully, safely, efficiently, VERY productively, and with improved work life balance, both since the beginning of the pandemic, and in some cases years prior to the pandemic. Working from home works. Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been working remotely from Mar-a-lago resort for months, not from the office. Telework is going to need to work even more if we want a functional future and the job positions in the government and other essential roles filled. Prioritize and promote telework for all where at all possible, now, and going forward.