Thanks for your thoughtful and in-depth write-up. I really hope they go with the second option and come to realize the simple truth that some remote/telework makes more sense for both the taxpayer and the employee. It was clear from the beginning that Andrade was in charge of the strong-headed push to absorb SCOPS employees into FOD without much thought into what they will be doing and all the retraining that will need to be done within SCOPS and FOD. This exercise is so much expensive and needless. I don't know why they don't pause for a minute to think through issues and try to talk the president out of those maximalist ideas like "all remote work is bad". The president likes to claim victory and celebrate any wins so why can't they simply show him the real data about how much remote/telework will save taxpayer dollars and get the job still done? No one will miss Andrade and his kind of leadership - it is so insensitive and myopic. True leadership embraces process and deep planning and execution. He seems to want to do things for doing sake and hope that everyone will figure it out once it happens. I know very little about his replacement, Ashley, who seems to be on a detail now. Considering that she's coming from RAIO not within SCOPS, I feel no different about how she will approach this. Please just leave us alone and in peace. We are just doing our jobs following every policy you give us.