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Some agencies fear top talent will leave for the private sector or other places in the federal government with more generous telework policies if they don't change and offer their own workforce flexibilities.
SBA’s chief human capital officer says the agency is looking at permanent telework as a strategy to recruit from a broader pool of talent.
If people can see Wrestlemania in person, why can't at least some federal offices start to repopulate?
We should expect OPM to give agencies flexibility, within a common set of principles, to adapt their workplaces to the realities they face.
About 88% of DoD employees say their productivity increased or stayed the same while teleworking.
By the end of September, nearly 60,700 IRS employees reported spending at least some time teleworking — a 134% increase from the weekly average before the pandemic.
In a new "future of work" concept paper, the Army's biggest R&D organization told employees it wants them to work whenever and wherever they're most productive, even once the pandemic ends.
The Senate is out of session for a couple of weeks. So nobody can filibuster, or not filibuster anyone else.
It's become clear now that leadership at the highest levels are embracing that remote work is going to be part of the norm even after the pandemic.
As agencies eye return-to-work strategies, the Office of Personnel Management is planning new guidance on telework and remote work for a post-pandemic world.
The department has also formally rescinded its 2018 telework policy and adopted a temporary one, which Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said will give USDA time to solicit employee feedback and draft a permanent program for a post-pandemic world.
In part 3 of Federal News Network's special report, agencies face a tricky question with the widespread success of telework: Does the federal government still need this much real estate, or can it downsize?
A year ago today, the Office of Management and Budget told agencies to implement "maximum telework" policies as the pandemic kicked into full gear. Today, agencies are asking what's next.
The Agriculture Department's new telework policy will fall more closely in line with the program Secretary Tom Vilsack established when he first led USDA in 2014. The department is also considering a broader array of new remote work policies and flexible duty stations, which USDA said is one of its "highest management priorities."