People
Feds urged to telework Aug. 19 to avoid motorcycle tribute
Expected traffic delays due to the event's road closures have OPM asking feds to work from home.
Modernization
Encrypted VoIP available for federal teleworkers
Officescape gets a federal certification for its Telesecure VoIP product.
People
Telework can affect locality pay
Depending on where and how many days per week a fed teleworks, locality pay could be affected.
People
Telework at a tipping point?
A public policy expert says there are factors preventing the practice of telework.
Cybersecurity
Agencies need to tighten telework coordination, GAO says
Potential agency IT limitations weren't taken into account before the "unscheduled telework" option for federal employees went into effect earlier this year, a new report said.
People
Telework centers: real telework?
Can you call it telework if you're driving to an office every day?
People
The obstacle at the breakfast table
Sometimes the biggest obstacle to working from home is the fact that you're at home.
People
The telework era: better in theory than in practice
The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 brought renewed attention to efforts to keep workers out of their offices. But it might not have actually changed things very much.
Modernization
Federal workspace won't look the same in the future
The federal workspace of the future is going to look very different because of technology, according to the administrator of the General Services Administration.
People
Telework fosters productivity, study says
Employees can be more productive in a telework arrangement, according to a recent study.
People
New WH memo outlines telework security guidelines
A senior Obama administration official is reminding federal agencies that they must comply with security guidelines while implementing the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010.
Modernization
Like home-work boundaries? Loosecubes to the rescue.
New workspace marketplace fits a need for those who can telework, but choose not to work from home.
People
Maryland recruits disabled workers with telework option
Talented disabled workers in Maryland are being lured with telework incentives through a state program.
People
Agencies can ask teleworkers to work during hurricanes
Federal HR officials are told how to handle the upcoming hurricane season that's predicted to be busier than normal.
People
More than half of federal teleworkers are unsatisfied
Employee satisfaction with telework has hovered at 37 percent during the past five years.
Modernization
Government IT products provider offers telework kits
New telework kits have all the gear needed to work remotely.
People
Federal road warriors have offices on-the-go
Agencies looking to save millions are giving up the status quo and adopting virtual workplace policies.
People
GSA seeks ‘anytime, anywhere, any device’ infrastructure
GSA is trying to figure out how it should structure two major IT task orders in light of a quickly evolving agency.
People
Report: Number of teleworkers declined in 2010
Report on teleworking found the dip in 2010 was largely due to psychological factors and not technological barriers.
Digital Government
IT is more than just technology, says one agency CIO
GSA has been moving forward continually with IT advances, but officials have learned a greater lesson than simply getting the hottest new stuff.
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