Under heavy pressure from Republicans in Congress, the Biden administration has been pressing federal agencies to get their staff back to the office. However, this pressure stands at odds with the ...

A new study from the Office of Personnel Management cites 13 cases of happy government telecommuters in the hopes of encouraging more managers and employees to initiate and participate in ...

Nearly half a million federal employees teleworked in fiscal 2015—a 70 percent jump over 2012 numbers—yet agencies are likely not making the most of telework programs across government. In a report ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has released an advisory memorandum opinion making clear that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 may require the federal government to provide “situational ...

The private sector has shown us that telework — that is, working from our computers at home — has the potential for real and significant benefits and cost savings. In fact, private firms have produced ...

Yahoo and Best Buy could learn from the best telework example out there: the federal government. Late last month, Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer announced that, as of June, the company’s ...

Sometimes people just won't do what you tell them to. Sometimes you have to lead by action. That's the idea the General Services Administration is getting around to accepting, The Washington Post ...

Telework is a common example of a reasonable accommodation, which agencies are legally required to provide to workers with ...

A U.S. government watchdog found “rampant abuse” of work-from-home policies by federal workers, according to a new report released on Friday. The Inspector General of the Office of Personnel ...

Rebecca S. Ayers, Ph.D. Rebecca S. Ayers, Ph.D., manages the Performance Management Solutions section in the reimbursable HR Solutions division of the U.S. Office of ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst speaks during the third installment of The Senate Project at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on June 12, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 27: Committee ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-KY) attends a House Oversight Committee hearing titled Examining the Practices and Profits of Gun Manufacturers in the Rayburn ...