People
OPM: Treat telework as an asset, not a perk
Federal agencies may need some cultural change to begin viewing telework as an asset, an Office of Personnel Management official said at a seminar.
People
Earthquake: Another missed opportunity for telework?
Many federal employees, forced to evacuate their offices, simply took the rest of the day off, rather than work from home.
People
Obama, telework and Martha's Vineyard
Does President Barack Obama telework like the rest of us?
People
Want to be a good IT professional? Build good networks (social ones)
Steve Kelman learns the value of talking to people when faced with a difficult problem.
People
Does your teleworkers' OT cost you?
Rules about overtime and comp time are not usually stipulated in today's federal telework arrangements.
People
What telework might look like in 10 years
In a decade, the word 'telework' will be as outdated as a rotary phone, writes Force 3’s Chris Knotts.
People
Managers play an important role in employees' work/life balance
There are numerous benefits to helping employees achieve balance between their professional and personal lives, experts say.
People
IG finds faults in acquisition workforce info system
The acquisition workforce information system is riddled with faults, forcing GSA and other agencies to take different approaches to understanding the makeup of their employees, a report states.
People
Swap Social Security benefits for long-term care: Fair trade?
Steve Kelman wonders if people would trade in their monthly Social Security checks in exchange for insurance against outliving their assets.
Modernization
Explained: How OPM identified job applicants affected by data loss
Faced with nearly 70,000 applications it couldn't process, OPM was able to invite those affected to send in new materials.
Cybersecurity
Union response: Cuts will cost federal jobs
The president of the largest federal employee union says OMB's cuts mean more job destruction.
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
70,000 job applications lost or damaged by system outage
Applicants whose documents were lost or otherwise compromised have been notified, OPM says.
People
Army starts cutting jobs
The Army is set to trim its civilian workforce as part of onging budget-trimming efforts.
People
Some USAJobs.gov job applications may be missing
Thousands of job applications may have been lost when a system that connects to USAJobs.gov went down for unscheduled maintenance.
People
Super committee lacks federal worker issue experience
Congressional super committee, tasked with identifying areas ripe for budget cuts, has little track record on issues that affect the federal workforce.
People
Some USPS officials manipulated performance ratings, audit finds
With pay for performance already a controversial topic in the federal government, a new audit has found that some postal service managers lowered performance ratings for employees.
Modernization
Encrypted VoIP available for federal teleworkers
Officescape gets a federal certification for its Telesecure VoIP product.
Cybersecurity
Agencies don't reward innovation, feds say
In a time when efficiency and effectiveness should be at a premium, federal employees don't believe their agencies reward innovation, according to a new survey.
People