Telework, once a necessity during the pandemic, now stands at the forefront of a political battle. Republican members of Congress are castigating government leaders for insufficiently reining in the ...

Under heavy pressure from Republicans in Congress, and from the Democratic mayor of Washington, the Biden administration has been pressing federal agencies to get their staff back into the office. But ...

Officials at the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) were ruminating about “offices of the future” in early 2001. Telework dominated discussions as they pondered how technology ...

Several questions remain for federal agencies implementing telework and bring-your-own-device -- or BYOD -- programs, including whether federal employees should be reimbursed for a portion of their ...

Do you know what you’re spending on IT resources to support teleworkers? If not, you’re not alone. Telework programs at public and private sector organizations typically are informal, which makes it ...

Telework programs in the federal government should benefit mission, operations and work-life balance at agencies, according to the Government Accountability Office. Yet some agencies are not fully ...

Is telework training a solution in search of a problem? Last week I noted that the recent Kinetic Workplace survey found firms providing telework training increased 15% from 2001 to 2002. Here, we’ll ...

Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran Ahuja last week defended the Biden administration’s approach to workplace flexibilities like telework from sharp Republican questions, just as her agency ...

For someone who regularly works from his home (Oval) Office, President Barack Obama's enthusiasm about telework makes sense. At a Workplace Flexibility Forum across the street from the White House, on ...

Elizabeth Neus is the former managing editor of FedTech and the former producer of FedTech's award-winning Feds in the Field video series. The Washington Nationals are her team; 80s Brit pop is her ...