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How many federal workers are in the office full-time? Why it's not 6%

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White HouseJanuary 29, 2025 4:19 pm

How many federal workers are in the office full-time? Why it's not 6%

As the White House pushes for federal workers to return to the office or call it quits, officials have repeatedly said only 6% of federal workers are in the office full-time. The figure caught the attention of the News4 I-Team, which has been digging into the numbers. News4’s Ted Oberg lays out what we found.

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