Snow forcing OM to send federal workers home early on first week back in office

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Winter weather sends federal employees back to remote work status after Trump’s personal mandate came into effect only one day ago.

The US Office for Personnel Administration will send government workers home early on Tuesday due to expected snow -covered weather in Washington. After seeing at least 5 inches of snowfall in early January, residents of the Washington Metro area are among the estimated 32 million people under a winter roadway arm. About 3 to 6 inches of snow are expected to start falling on Tuesday afternoon.

Federal employees are expected to leave their workplace offices no later than 2 p.m. 14 Tuesday, according to a message on the OPK’s web site.

The news comes when Monday launched the first week that many government employees have been in the office for years after an executive order from President Donald Trump underwent home labor policies.

Cosimos Cendo, from Washington, DC, Ski Ned Main Street on January 6, 2025, in Annapolis, Maryland, under a blizzard. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The executive order that Trump signed on January 20 urged employees to return to the office within about 30 days, as a Axios The report showed it At least 25.2% of federal workers in Maryland, 23.8% of DC workers and 15.7% of the Virginia government bureaucrats worked externally.

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Nearly 17,000 federal workers were expected to return to work at the Washington Navy Yard in DC center, according to military officials.

All OPSIBLE employees are expected to report on site full time before March 3rd. Other federal agencies, such as the Ministry of State, follow about the same timeline.