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.