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 ...

The sponsor of the Telework Enhancement Act talks about the progress agencies are making, what has held back telework in the past and how those obstacles can be overcome. Telework Workforce Management ...

In early August the House of Representatives approved The Telework Enhancement Act of 2007 that among other things tells agencies–including the courts–to make telework training mandatory, to conduct ...

Security, bandwidth, and training issues are challenges for any agency starting or expanding a telework program. USPTO has to move massive patent application and trademark agreement documents back and ...

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation that would require federal agencies to maximize telework for the rest of the coronavirus pandemic. The Pandemic Federal Telework Act comes in ...

A bipartisan pair of senators on Thursday proposed legislation that would codify federal employees’ use of remote work in federal law, as well as establish stronger reporting and training requirements ...

In an era where political polarization often stymies legislative progress, the recent advancement of the Telework Reform Act by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee stands ...

Changes in the telework industry tend to be subtle and a little tough to read. That’s why this year’s Workplace Trends survey from Kinetic Workplace feels like a gift. The results in three areas are ...

Nationwide, companies and businesses are urging employees to work from home to help prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19. As a result, the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and U.S. Army ...

A factor as simple as purchasing desktop computers instead of laptop units may be a key clog holding back the flow of telework among U.S. federal government employees. A recent study has determined ...

A government watchdog recommended last week that the Coast Guard improve the way it documents how personnel have been using telework over the course of the pandemic. On July 16, the Government ...

This week, the New Jersey Civil Service Commission (CSC) approved a motion to extend the Model Telework Pilot Program for state employees until June 30, 2024. The program, established in April 2022, ...