Federal agencies in the Washington, D.C. area will close four hours early on Friday due to a major snowstorm. Alyssa Rosenberg writes at Government Executive that the latest snowstorm has drawn attention to the administration's efforts to increase telework at federal agencies.
In a memo sent to the government's chief human capital officers on Thursday, Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry noted that the snowstorm presents an opportunity for agencies to test their telework plans in the context of an emergency, and encouraged CHCOs to allow agency employees with existing telework agreements to work remotely on Friday.
Are you teleworking through the storm on Friday? Do you have the appropriate technology and proper management to make teleworking, particularly in a time of emergency, effective?
Brittany Ballenstedt
Brittany Ballenstedt writes Nextgov's Wired Workplace blog, which delves into the issues facing employees who work in the federal information technology sector. Before joining Nextgov, Brittany covered federal pay and benefits issues as a staff correspondent for Government Executive and served as an associate editor for National Journal's Technology Daily. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Mansfield University and originally hails from Pennsylvania. She currently lives near Travis Air Force Base, Calif., where her husband is stationed.
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