Mandated Return-to-Office Policies and Federal Employee Well-Being: Evidence From Three Waves of U.S. Survey Data
Published online on April 29, 2026
Abstract
Public Personnel Management, Ahead of Print.
This study investigates how U.S. federal employees responded to the January 2025 return-to-office (RTO) mandate, which abruptly ended widespread telework arrangements across executive branch agencies. Using qualitative data from three federal workforce ...
This study investigates how U.S. federal employees responded to the January 2025 return-to-office (RTO) mandate, which abruptly ended widespread telework arrangements across executive branch agencies. Using qualitative data from three federal workforce ...