Telework Abuse Highlighted in Lankford’s 2017 Waste Report
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) has released his third annual report on what he deems to be wasteful spending within the federal government.
Telework
OPM Urges Agencies to Let Federal Employees Telework During Inauguration Week
OPM is encouraging agencies to let federal employees in the DC area telework this week to help alleviate traffic congestion related to Inauguration Day ceremonies.
OPM: Federal Employees Should Take Day Off or Telework During Papal Visit
The Office of Personnel Management is encouraging agency leaders to give federal workers the option to telework or take the day off for the Pope’s upcoming visit to Washington, DC.
Supervising in the Virtual Age
If you are currently a supervisor in the Federal government, and there was any lingering doubt in your mind as to whether Federal agencies have entered the “Virtual Age,” the Telework Enhancement Act (TEA), signed into law on December 9, 2010, should have put those doubts to rest.
Managing Telework – Travel and Inclement Weather
In part III of the series on managing telework, the author addresses the questions that can arise with respect to telework and inclement weather.
Official Summary of Telework Enhancement Act of 2010
This is the CRS summary of HR 1722 which as become the “Telework Enhancement Act of 2010”
Telework Enhancement Act of 2010
2010 would require each agency to establish a policy under which employees may be authorized to telework to the maximum extent possible without diminishing employee performance or agency operations.
Telework Bill for Federal Agencies Passed By Congress
The “Telework Enhancement Act of 2010” has been passed by Congress and sent to the President for signature. The bill is designed to increase the amount of telework performed by federal employees and establishes requirements for agencies in implementing telework throughout most of the federal government.
Will Telework Improve or Inhibit Agency Efficiency? Readers Voice Their Views
“Telework” is being used in federal agencies and OPM is expanding the concept through a pilot program. A majority of those responding to our recent survey have had some experience with the program. Here are their comments and reactions.
“Telework” in the Federal Government
The Office of Personnel Management is conducting an experiment with a “results-oriented work environment” in which each person is “free to do whatever they want, whenever they want, as long as the work gets done.”
