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Getting the most out of telework
Experts give tips on how they are making telework work for them.
Tags: Telework Center , Danette Campbell , Hewlett-Packard , HP , Christina Morrison , Telework Enhancement Act
OPM may push telework harder in updated snow policy
The Office of Personnel Management is finalizing changes to the federal snow policy. Director John Berry won't share details yet, but he said telework shows the resiliency of government during bad weather.
Tags: telework , OPM , John Berry , Justin Johnson , Danette Campbell , HHS , Ned Holland , technology , management , operating status , inclement weather , Emily Kopp
Managers need to unleash workers for successful telework
While agencies and employees are reaping the benefits of telework, many frontline supervisors remain reluctant. They have to learn to manage the work, not the workers, experts say.
Tags: retention , workforce , Telework Enhancement Act , management , technology , OPM , Justin Johnson , Microsoft , Martha Clarkson , Danette Campbell , Jim Neighbors , DoD , Emily Kopp
Lessons learned, best practices on telework examined after blizzard
Federal, state and local governments are looking at what worked -- and what didn't -- when it came to having employees telework during the storm. Federal News Radio learns how Arlington County was able to continue operations remotely, despite snowy and dangerous conditions outside.
Tags: technology , management , telework , COOP , Arlington County , Marcy Foster , Jack Belcher , Mike Causey , Dorothy Ramienski , OPM , GPO , GSA , John Berry
Sharing lessons learned after Peer-to-Patent program ends
Pilot program lasted for three years; allowed public to assist patent officers with patent applications.
Tags: management , technology , Peer-to-Patent program , Beth Noveck , Dr. Mark Webbink , Dorothy Ramienski
Telework centers offer alternative workspace for feds
Two back to back snowstorms may have you wondering: what would it be like to telework? The director of one center where feds with authorization from their agencies to telework can do their jobs talks about how you can sign up and the benefits of teleworking from some place other than your normal office.
Tags: management , technology , teleworking , OPM , Pat Peacock , Mason Telework Center , George Mason University , Manassas , GSA , telework.gov , Max Cacas
USPTO looks at pulling the punch out of hurricanes
Tags: Ken Caldeira , NOAA , National Hurricane Center , Carnegie Institution , technology , mngt
New best practices at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office save time, taxpayer dollars
Director David Kappos explains that establishing trust between unions and managers -- and setting concrete deadlines -- helped quickly change the Examiner Count System, which will help eliminate a gigantic backlog and save money.
Tags: management , David Kappos , best practices , Examiner Count System , Pay & Benefits , telework , Dorothy Ramienski
Feds strike a blow for teleworking
The recent concern over the spread of the H1N1 flu virus has again called attention to "continuity of operations" (COOP) in the Federal Government. According to the most recent report from the Office of Personnel Management, just over half of all Federal agencies include teleworking as part of their COOP planning. A local group held a lunchtime event yesterday at the Federal Triangle to push the cause of teleworking.
Tags: management , P&B , telework , Telework Exchange , EPA , Josh Sawislak , GSA , Danette Campbell , Gerry Connolly , Max Cacas
White House works to change online transactions
The White House is leading a new effort to secure online transactions across the federal, state and local governments and eventually in the private sector. The creation of the new document is being led by cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt and includes DHS. It is one way the administration hopes to improve cybersecurity. OMB soon will release a new approach to measuring FISMA compliance.
Tags: technology , Vivek Kundra , Howard Schmidt , Diane Watson , Tom Lockwood , OMB , White House Cybersecurity Coordinator , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , DHS , Defense , State , DoJ , Treasury , USPS , GPO , DEA , FISMA , cybersecurity , National Strategy for Secure Online Transactions , PKI , Federal Bridge
