00:00 More federal workers are expected to report in person by September and October.
00:05 Following instructions from Chief of Staff Jeff Zients upon the directive of President
00:09 Joe Biden, who stressed it is crucial to delivering government services to the American people.
00:14 Many of the 2 million government employees began working remotely in March 2020, but
00:19 about 50 percent were required to report to their respective offices in person throughout
00:24 the pandemic.
00:25 Biden ended the three-year COVID-19 emergency in April, and in the same month, the White
00:30 House Office of Management and Budget directed federal agencies to revise workforce plans
00:35 as it aims to substantially increase in-person work by government employees at headquarters
00:40 offices.
