# TIGTA Plans RTO Compliance Review

The Environmental Protection Agency and Internal Revenue Service have reportedly used badge-swipe, network-connection, and timesheet checks to assess federal employees’ return-to-office compliance, with commenters describing outcomes ranging from warnings and unpaid leave to termination. They also report false positives and administrative burdens. TIGTA has listed RTO compliance for review in FY 2027, but the signal identifies no contract, solicitation, vendor, or specific procurement opportunity.

- Procurement teams should distinguish this planned oversight review from an announced acquisition; no purchasing requirement or funding is identified.
- Contractors supporting agency workforce operations may find the reports relevant context on attendance verification and the risks of inaccurate records, but the signal does not establish demand for monitoring tools or services.
- The reported variation in enforcement and false positives highlights operational concerns, not a stated change to procurement rules or contractor compliance requirements.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

### Key Quotes
> TIGTA is also monitoring it. The extent of its current monitoring is unknown, but TIGTA has listed RTO compliance as an issue to be reviewed in FY 2027.
> — IRS commenter

> EPA is still running weekly reports based on badge swipes and LAN connections. I’ve never heard of anyone actually getting caught; it’s full of people who made timesheet errors, or whose office LAN connection was down.
> — EPA employee (commenter)

> EPA enforcement varies widely, from termination to unpaid leave to warnings.
> — EPA commenter

### Sources
- [Not following RTO consequences?](https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1xru83h/not_following_rto_consequences) - reddit-fednews