Trump's return to office order worked

The remote work era is over in Washington: The share of federal employees working in-office is up sharply from last year, a Gallup survey released Wednesday finds.

Why it matters: President Trump's return-to-office order worked — and then some. Federal government workers are now twice as likely to work in-office as employees overall nationwide.

The big picture: Trump's RTO order was an early part of the administration's effort to push federal workers to leave their jobs. • Many have left rather than go back to an office they'd never visited or that was too many miles away. • The RTO order was also an early sign that the administration would not respect the contracts the government had signed with federal unions — many had guaranteed hybrid and remote work arrangements. • Since then