Modernization
USPTO eyes unified communication system
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office wants to learn about unified Internet Protocol communication systems that could cut its operating costs.
Modernization
How to make the most of your COOP investment
Managers are finding new ways to protect their computing resources in an emergency without paying for idle capacity that doesn’t contribute to daily operations.
People
Get a Life!: Marley and life
Unlike Marley the dog's family, federal workers may gain more work life balance with legislation on parental leave and telework, writes blogger Judy Welles.
People
Agencies rate low on family-friendly cultures
In a new survey, federal employees said their agencies don't offer much access to telework, alternative work schedules or similar benefits.
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Get a Life: Flu remedy: Telework
A survey finds more feds know there are COOP plans but few get guidance for H1N1 flu. At most prepared agencies, more employees telework, writes blogger Judy Welles.
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Telework gets a ‘giddyap’ from OPM
The new director of personnel management wants more employees working from home, for their benefit and for the benefit of others.
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OPM prods agencies to speed telework
The Obama administration lays out a plan to increase the number of federal employees that regularly telecommute.
Cybersecurity
Swine flu hearings set; OPM issues guidance
Senate and House panels have scheduled hearings on the disease outbreak, and the Office of Personnel Management has issued advice to federal employees.
Modernization
Analyst: Virtual workspaces will come
Growing demands for energy and a need to retain aging workers will make virtual workspaces a necessity in the near future, a technology analyst said.
Modernization
Federal 100 winner: Vivek Kundra
Kundra found ways to make government work faster, more efficiently and more cheaply by improving technology policies and services.
Modernization
Networx on the brink of transforming federal telecom
With the Networx deadline looming, Verizon Federal's Susan Zeleniak offers her views on how the contract is progressing and its ability to transform government operations.
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Government reform groups merge
The Council for Excellence in Government will merge its major programs and employees into the Partnership for Public Service.
Modernization
Sweat pants and metrics
Telework improves efficiency and reduces costs, but how can a manager know which employees are working hard and which are hardly working?
People
John Klossner: Telecommuting heck
Blogger John Klossner's interview with a teleworker in his own home gives insight into working outside the office.
Cybersecurity
Casting a wide telework net
Tawny Stitely, a management analyst at DISA, can avoid a daily commute as a teleworker for the agency’s manpower, personnel and security office.
Cybersecurity
Trademark attorneys can call it in
Jay Besch is fairly new to telework, but his employer, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has been at it for a quite a while.
Modernization
Practicing what she preaches
Jen Steele directs the largest telework program in Louisiana state government — and is a teleworker herself.
Modernization
Pioneering a home-based command
Capt. James Oakes is the first officer to participate in the Virtual Command program, which allows him to work from home.
People