OMB memo requires agencies to track federal employees attendance

Federal agencies told to start tracking building occupancy

An Office of Management and Budget memo accelerates and expands a process that the Biden administration began to require at least 60% occupancy of federal buildings.

OMB memo requires agencies to track federal employees attendance

The Trump administration is requiring agencies to track if federal employees are showing up at the office, and whether those return-to-office plans still leave them with underutilized office space. In a memo dated April 21, OMB directed agencies to begin “utilization monitoring” at federal buildings starting last week. The General Services Administration recommends that agencies capture data from employees when they swipe their ID badges at secu…