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Bitter cold holds firm as DC region faces aftermath of wintry weekend storm 01/26/2026 06:33pm • Bitter cold temperatures are gripping the D.C. region Monday night into Tuesday morning, hardening the layer of ice and snow already on the ground from the weekend's winter storm. Slick driving conditions are expected overnight and Tuesday morning due to refreezing. Anywhere from five inches Rare, prolonged period of sleet slaps DC region 01/25/2026 05:33pm • While this weekend's winter storm may not be remembered for the amount of snow it brought to the D.C. region, it will be remembered for the ice. Snow transitioned to sleet Sunday morning, and according to the National Weather Service, snow totals topped out around 9 inches in the D.C. area, w How daily commutes are changing in DC region 01/22/2026 11:21am • While it may seem like the same grind, day after day, a new report says daily commutes continue to change in the D.C. region. In its once-every-three-years study of commuter behaviors, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government's "2025 State of the Commute Survey Report," shows a retur Maryland union files unfair labor practice claims against the state 12/24/2025 07:30pm • Maryland’s largest public employees union filed a series of unfair labor practice complaints Tuesday, claiming state administrators have violated rules on employee surveillance at work and unilaterally changed agreed-upon policies on telework eligibility and shift differentials. The complaints Union bus drivers go on strike in Maryland: 'We can't stand for it no more' 04/24/2025 11:30am • Some riders were stranded Thursday morning waiting for buses to get to work after drivers walked off the job. Drivers with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 689 began the strike around 4 a.m. on Thursday. Commuters who normally ride Maryland Transit Administration routes operated by Mart Businesses eager, workers concerned about traffic as FDA employees set to return next week 03/13/2025 08:44pm • Thousands of Food and Drug Administration employees are expected to return to the office in person starting Monday, but some are concerned about the possible traffic implications when they come back to the Maryland campus. The FDA has over 10,000 employees that report to the White Oak campus but Anne Arundel Co. government closes buildings, halts some public services following 'cyber incident' 02/24/2025 07:50am • Anne Arundel County, Maryland, government buildings are closed Monday "due to an ongoing cyber incident of external origin," officials said. The county provided no other details regarding the incident, which was first brought to the public's attention Saturday. It said "precautionary measures" With federal workers forced to return to office, some wonder how that will work 02/21/2025 04:40pm • Two things can be true: The federal government has a lot of office space sitting empty and unused. And in some cases, there won't be enough room for all the workers that are coming back to the office. In the short term, it might be uncomfortable or a hassle for some of the workers, but it also mi 'A big answer to that is transit': How to navigate the influx of federal workers who will soon be commuting 01/24/2025 06:49am • Among the flurry of President Donald Trump's executive orders is one that impacts hundreds of thousands of people in the D.C. area — an order to return to in-person work. What will that mean for local residents' commutes? "I think obviously, traffic's an issue in this region," said Clark Mercer Could Trump's order on federal telework lead to a retirement surge? 01/22/2025 04:00am • President Donald Trump's executive order requiring all federal employees return to work in-person on a full-time basis will likely lead to legal challenges from unions and could provoke a retirement surge in the federal workforce. In his order, Trump said "heads of all departments and agencies in How will Trump executive orders affect DC-area federal workforce? 'First of all, wait and see' 01/21/2025 05:00pm • Shortly after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders that affect federal employees, including a federal hiring freeze and returning government workers to the office full-time. "I'm revoking nearly 80 disruptive, radical executive actions of the previous ad Trump targets telework, federal workers in first executive orders 01/20/2025 07:55pm • President Donald Trump began his second stint in the White House by signing executive orders that called for a federal hiring freeze and the return of government workers to the office. He did it during the indoor inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena in D.C. The parade moved inside due to fri 'This is critical': Town hall lays out plans to stop potential cuts to the federal workforce 12/13/2024 02:10am • This story is part of WTOP’s ongoing series, Trump Impact, which looks at how the new administration could change the D.C. region. Thousands of people concerned about their future job status in the federal government once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House participated in Big drop in workers coming into DC offices could lead to economic 'headwinds' 12/10/2024 03:45pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser told Congress on Tuesday that the District is doing well across the board, with economic improvements, a drop in crime and a growing population. "I say, without equivocation, the state of the nation's capital is strong," Bowser said in testimony before a House Appropriati Republicans subcommittee to collaborate with DOGE on cutting federal jobs 11/25/2024 01:27pm • This story is part of WTOP's ongoing series, Trump Impact, which looks at how the new administration could change the D.C. region. Congressional Republicans are establishing a new subcommittee to root out waste in federal spending and cut government jobs, which will work with the new Department