President Donald Trump has ordered federal workers to return to the office five days a week, signing an executive order in front of cheering supporters at Washington's Capital One Arena on Monday.

During his inauguration parade celebration Monday in Washington, D.C., hours after being sworn in as president, Trump signed an executive order directing department heads to require federal employees to "return to work in-person at their respective duty stations on a full-time basis" immediately,

President Trump signed executive orders Monday freezing the hiring of federal workers and mandating a full-time return to in-office work for government employees. Why it matters: The mandates will affect the many thousands of federal workers who live and work in the DMV.