An arbitrator has ordered telework and remote work restoration for nearly 20,000 Forest Service employees, but the agency still has time to file an appeal.
A door knocker made for the U.S. Forest Service is shown at Western Heritage Co. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, in Loveland, Colo. Lynch saw online orders collapse almost immediately after the government shut down Dec. 22. The company sells buckles, keychains, commemorative coins and badges to employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and other agencies. It also sells patches and some clothing. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
FILE - This April 19, 2019 file photo shows a sign for the Department of Defense at the Pentagon in Washington. The Biden administrationβs nominee for top Pentagon policy adviser was met with sharp criticism from Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday, including accusations that he has been too partisan to be confirmed for the job. Colin Kahl, who served as national security adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama administration, faced repeated questions on his previous support for the Iran nuclear deal and how he would approach that issue now. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)