The president's recent executive orders are accelerating messy and heated collective bargaining negotiations between the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) and National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU).
Sardine-eating and phone conferring spoil the idea of collaboration and brotherly love in open plan offices.
Administrator Emily Murphy told staff Wednesday that GSA would be consolidating its National Capital Region office into its main building in Washington, D.C.
Following the recent rollback of telework agreements at the Education and Agriculture departments, two D.C.-area lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at protecting and expanding existing agency telework agreements.
Readers share their thoughts on how commuter gridlock caused by a potential D.C. Metro system strike would affect agencies' opinions on telework.
A strike by D.C.-area bus and subway personnel could give opponents of teleworking a taste of what the government would face in the event of a major weather event, natural disaster or terrorist attack.
In a new, exclusive online survey by Federal News Radio nearly 70 percent of respondents said they are very or somewhat concerned about possible changes to telework policies.
The National Treasury Employees Union said it received bargaining proposals from the Health and Human Services Department that exclude previously-negotiated articles on telework, alternative work schedules and performance awards.
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The Social Security Administration has given the American Federation of Government Employees until July 31 to vacate agency property.
With telework agreements scaled back at USDA and Education Department, the future of telework agreements at other agencies may also hang in the balance.
After spending years building its telework policy into one of the most popular programs of its kind, the Education Department will significantly reduce the ability of its employees to work from home.
The White House is encouraging agencies to grant their employees in the Washington, D.C. area up to two hours of administrative leave to attend Tuesday's victory parade.
While some agencies are cutting back on the number of teleworkers, and the time they can spend working from home, others are thinking about expanding it to cut real estate costs.
More readers have their say about experiences with teleworking and whether or not they support the practice for government employees.