ADVERTISEMENT As part of a flurry of executive orders signed on the first day of his presidency, Trump ordered that all government departments require employees to return to work in person. Two days later, guidelines were released that gave federal agencies just hours to update policies on remote work. From then on, remote workers were required to be back in the office full-time within 30 days. How many people are affected by Trump's remote work ban? The US government is the largest employer in