A new memo from the human capital agency says federal agencies should change policies and require workers to be in the office full time by the end of the week.

A memo from the White House's Office of Personnel Management criticized "virtually unrestricted" telework and laid out next steps for agency heads.

The Office of Personnel Management has created a new email account meant to collect reports of suspected diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, one of a series of moves the Trump administration has taken to slash DEI efforts across the federal workforce.

Pennsylvania has some 66,000 federal workers. Many work in Veterans Affairs, Defense, and the Treasury. For tens of thousands of federal workers in the Philadelphia region, President Donald Trump’s executive orders this week could change how they do their jobs.

According to the memo, OPM is requiring all federal agencies to notify their employees by Friday at 5 p.m. of their compliance with the executive order. Agencies are also mandated to update their telework policies with new language emphasizing in-person attendance.

Longtime federal workers say they have become pawns in a battle for political control, that their DEI work is misunderstood and they fear they're under surveillance.

Greg Hogan will serve as the new CIO for the personnel agency, following Melvin Brown II’s one-week stint in the role.

A new Office of Personnel Management memo also tells agencies to determine whether or not the new federal hires should be retained at the agency.

There are exceptions for military spouses and employees with disabilities in the policy, which DOGE leaders have touted as a way to shrink the federal civilian workforce.

Many who work in the federal government knew that an incoming Trump administration would take aim at diversity, equity and inclusion jobs within their ranks.