OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma State employees on Wednesday were ordered to return to office, according to Governor Kevin Stitt. The Executive Order 2024-29 Stitt signed directs state agencies to return full-time employees to in-office work environments by February 1, 2025. According to Gov. Stitt, the decision ensures efficient government operations and accountability to taxpayers while cutting the need for further COVID-19 pandemic accommodat…

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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued an executive order ending remote work for state employees more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic ended, with workers expected to return to the office full time by Feb. 1, 2025.
In a Dec. 18 statement, Stitt’s office said the decision reflects his administration’s “commitment to ensuring efficient government operations and accountability to taxpayers” as the pandemic “no longer necessitates remote work a…

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Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order that will require full-time state employees to return to in-office work by February.

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After pushing remote work before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt now wants state employees to come back to the office full time in early 2025.  The post Stitt ends state employee telework options first appeared on The Journal Record.

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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has issued an executive order directing state agencies to end remote work for full-time employees, unless they can justify the exception. The directive goes into effect February 1, 2025. “COVID altered the way we did business for a time, but that time has passed. Now, we need to put stewardship of taxpayer dollars as our top priority. Oklahomans deserve a government that operates with full accountability and delivers

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