Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Remote Workers by State, as of June 2024
The map below shows the number of DHS remote workers (as of June 2024) by the state in which their alternative worksite was located.
At the time, DHS had 15,798 remote workers located in 50 states and Washington, D.C. Remote workers made up 7.0 percent of DHS’s workforce.
In January 2025, the President directed that all executive agencies require employees work in-person at agency offices, with certain exceptions. As a result, the information in this map may not reflect the current number or location of remote workers at DHS.
How to Interact with This Map
Click on a state to see information on the number of DHS remote workers located in that state. (For privacy reasons, we do not provide the exact number of remote workers for states with 10 or fewer remote workers.)
Source:
GAO analysis of DHS personnel data. | GAO-25-107363
Notes:
DHS had 75 remote workers located outside of the U.S. and in U.S. territories as of June 2024. These remote workers are not included in the figure.
For more information, read our report, GAO-25-107363.