In a letter to the administration’s three top personnel chiefs, the senators pointed to what they described as the “widespread lack of responsiveness and accessibility across the federal government on account of current agency work plans” that aren’t returning government workers to their official duty stations.
Unlike most other Americans, many of the 2.1 million federal civilian workers have continued working from home as a result of the CCP virus, also known as the novel coronavirus.
“Businesses have now reopened, children and teachers have returned to in-person learning, and health care and public safety workers continue to show up for work. Yet we continue to hear from constituents in our states about a lack of responsiveness from federal agencies,” the senators wrote.
“We understand the unique challenges that COVID-19 has presented, but Americans continue to face unprecedented delays in accessing their federal government. This is unacceptable,” they said. “It is now time to bring back our federal workers and deliver the service that the American people have been promised and expect of their government.”Their letter was addressed to Shalanda D. Young, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Robin Carnahan, administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), and Kiran Ahuja, director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
