2020 FEVS Results: Persevering Through COVID
What do the 2020 FEVS results say about federal employees’ overall satisfaction with their jobs, pay and agency support during COVID?
Telework
Stay updated on telework and remote work policies across the federal government, including OPM guidance, agency‑specific rules, return‑to‑office directives, and legislation in Congress that may expand or restrict federal telework. Explore analysis of telecommuting trends, hybrid work models, productivity studies, and workforce impacts as agencies adjust their post‑pandemic workplace strategies. Find clear explanations and timely updates to help federal employees understand how evolving telework policies affect schedules, performance expectations, and work‑life flexibility.
Senator Says It’s Time for Federal Employees to Stop Telecommuting
One Senator is asking for guidelines to be issued to require federal employees to begin to safely return to work in agency offices.
New Locality Pay: Move and Get a Raise?
Can a federal employee increase purchasing power by moving to a remote area and staying assigned to a more generous locality pay area?
The Future of the Federal Workforce: What’s Next After the Pandemic?
What will the telework model look like after the pandemic?
COVID-19 and “Protecting the Federal Workforce”
The White House has issued guidance for agencies on implementing new COVID-19 safety regulations for federal employees.
DC Area Federal Employees Encouraged to Telework Starting Today
OPM is encouraging federal employees in the Washington, DC area to telework or use leave in anticipation of Inauguration Day activities.
Feds in DC: Five Days Off With One Day of Leave
Many federal employees in the Washington, DC area will have two holidays in one week in January 2021.
Is It Time to Tax Telework?
Telework has grown sharply during the pandemic, and a tax on remote workers has been pitched as a way to level the workforce playing field.
FedSmith Readers Think Telework is Sustainable Long Term
Is telework a viable long-term options for the federal workforce? FedSmith readers think it is.
Is Telework a Viable Long-Term Option?
2020 saw an unprecedented boom in telework thanks to the coronavirus, but is it a realistic long-term option for the federal workforce? Here’s your chance to weigh in.
