
For now, top management at the Department of Energy still plans a phased return to onsite work for employees and contractors starting on Jan. 18. “Per DoE’s COVID-19 Workplace Safety and Reentry Framework, employees who are designated site critical will return to the worksite on Jan. 18,” a DoE headquarters spokesperson said in a Tuesday email. “As DoE has throughout the pandemic, we are closely monitoring data about COVID-19 and will make adjustments as necessary to keep our team and…