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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.
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Federal road warriors have offices on-the-go
Agencies looking to save millions are giving up the status quo and adopting virtual workplace policies.
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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.
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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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Telework tax traps managers should avoid
Out-of-state teleworkers could cause hidden tax worries for their employers.
Cybersecurity
USCIS telework may add to privacy risks, IG says
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services might be exposing its data to greater risks because of workers carrying files home for teleworking, a report says.
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Study: Work is not a place to go
Four questions IT leaders should be able to answer about equipping a mobile workforce.
Modernization
Feds prefer working at home over using telework centers, survey says
Most fed employees polled don't want to commute to telework centers, survey reports.
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How to unlock the potential of a mobile federal workforce
Fully realizing the benefits of telework will require a significant departure from current practice, writes Cisco's Alan Balutis.
Digital Government
About that telework thing
OPM says agencies are moving steadily toward broader implementation of telework. However...
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Telework awards honor agencies with top-rated programs
Annual Tele-Vision awards honor federal agencies with pioneering telework agendas.
Digital Government
Are you living with your biggest telework obstacle?
So you have support for telework from your boss. How about from your spouse, children and neighbors?
People
Telework progress still lagging, survey shows
Although most federal agencies have completed their required telework policies, the number of employees taking advantage still lags, new survey shows.
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OPM reports telework progress 6 months after law
An official with the Office of Personnel Management said “nearly all” agencies have met the Telework Enhancement Act's requirements and outlined what comes next.
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DC ranks in top 10 cities that support formal telework policies
A Microsoft survey ranks the nation's capital seventh in supporting formal telework programs.
Modernization
Private sector can learn from feds' telework implementation
For once, the federal government blazes a trail for the business sector via its implementation of agency telework programs.
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