Shortly after taking office, President Biden created the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force to “give the heads of federal agencies ongoing guidance to keep their employees safe and their agencies operating during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The task force is led by the White House COVID-19 Response Team, the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Task Force members include: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); the Federal Protective Service (FPS); the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and, the United States Secret Service (USSS).

The Executive Order (EO) creating the task force also “requires anyone working in or visiting federal buildings or federal lands to wear masks, maintain physical distance, and adhere to other public health measures, as provided in CDC guidelines.” To read the EO in full, please click here.