Senate bill seeks to codify telework, boost recruitment of military and law enforcement spouses for remote jobs
Legislation from Sens. Lankford and Sinema would also strengthen the training and monitoring of those remote federal workers.
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Kyrsten Sinema
Congress’ tradition of cutting TMF funding from COVID-19 relief packages continues
As the White House and congressional negotiators work on the latest coronavirus relief package, a $9 billion boost to the TMF met resistance, a source told FedScoop.
Lawmakers look to extend federal telework as coronavirus cases rise
The proposed Senate bill would require telework where possible while granting agency heads the flexibility to sanction in-person work when necessary.