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Tag Archives: telework
Office Space
The federal government spends billions of dollars every year to operate and maintain the roughly 273,000 buildings it owns or leases. But we’ve reported for years on problems with how the federal government manages its real estate—in fact, federal real … Continue reading
Building a Better Federal Workforce
This week marks Public Service Recognition Week. During this annual event, we usually feature some of our work on the federal workforce—and this year is no exception.
Posted in Employment, Government Operations, High Risk List, Human Capital
Tagged #fedBPTW, best places to work, federal telework, federal whistleblowers, millennials, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, PSRW, Public Service Recognition Week, Robert Goldenkoff, SI, telework, whistleblower, whistleblowers, Yvonne Jones
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The Costs and Benefits of Federal Telework (podcast)
It used to be that if you weren’t in the office, you couldn’t get work done. Now, at least 1 million federal employees are eligible to telework. But what are the costs and benefits to federal agencies of this flexible … Continue reading
Posted in Government Operations, Podcast
Tagged CHCO, Chief Human Capital Officers, Department of Transportation, DOT, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, federal telework, feds, General Services Administration, GSA, Merit Systems Protection Board, MSPB, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, telework, United States Department of Agriculture, usda, Yvonne Jones
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Five Years of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010
It used to be that if you weren’t in the office, you couldn’t get much done. But now, people can be connected and productive almost anywhere. Five years ago this week, Congress enacted the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 to … Continue reading
Marking Telework Week 2014
This winter, snow and ice have brought much of the country to a halt on a number of occasions—including this past Monday in Washington. These storms highlight the opportunity for telework to keep employees working and businesses and governments humming … Continue reading
Posted in Government Operations, Human Capital
Tagged best practices, continuity, employee, federal agencies, flexibility, government accountability office, human capital, key practices, management, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, policies, technology, telework, Telework Week, teleworking, usgao
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