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Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., listens during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Feb. 1, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill pushes agencies on stronger telework oversight

The Telework Transparency Act from Sens. Peters and Ernst requires agencies to bolster data collection on telework policies and monitor how those policies impact performance.

Apr 3, 2024 By Matt Bracken

House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chair Pete Sessions, R-Texas, holds a hearing on telework on Nov. 29, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Federal officials state their case for continued telework during House Oversight hearing

Representatives from Commerce, HHS, SSA and USAID say in-person work is rising, but telework is needed to compete for top talent and pull from a broadened candidate…

Nov 30, 2023 By Matt Bracken

Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) talks with Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) prior to Senate Finance Committee hearing on Oct. 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Rod Lamkey-Pool/Getty Images)

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.

Oct 16, 2023 By Matt Bracken

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 Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Sen. Ernst calls for federal IGs to investigate employees ‘phoning it in’ during telework

In addition to impacts on service delivery, Ernst wants to know worksite attendance rates at each agency and if steps have been taken "to adjust bureaucrats’ location-based…

Aug 30, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

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 House Office Building. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images).

GOP lawmakers criticize federal agencies for failing to provide telework policy docs

House Oversight Republicans have renewed an initial May request for information about departments' telework policies.

Aug 7, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough testifies during a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, December 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

VA increases in-person requirements for teleworking employees

VA Secretary Denis McDonough wasn't specific about when the change would take place but said it will be in place by "early fall."

May 24, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

GSA rolls out pilot federal co-working space with new tech for hybrid telework

Federal employees are able to reserve time periods in the new Workplace Innovation Lab ranging from a single hour to entire weeks.

Jan 25, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Director of U.S. Office of Personnel Management Kiran Ahuja speaks during a roundtable with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, and federal workers on Oct. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images).

OPM director says telework flexibility needed so agencies can compete for talent

Kiran Ahuja tells lawmakers that remote working options will allow government to complete for talent with the private sector.

Jul 22, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

Federal employees’ union files 14 more charges against Office of Personnel Management

Tensions between staff and management have flared in recent months over the use of legacy technology.

May 11, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

The Environmental Protection Agency building is shown August 30, 2006 in Washington DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

EPA strikes agreement with AFGE over reentry to office for staff

No AFGE bargaining unit staff will be required to return to the office until May 2.

Mar 23, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones