The winter holidays are here, but so is that winter weather. The Northeast is still reeling from the October storm that closed down some roads, businesses and schools for over a week. Folks in the D.C. area can relate, living through the “snowpocalypse” of 2010. The White House Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has responded by issui... read more...
Telework is now the law of the land for federal employees, and based on the results of a recent survey, it appears that teleworkers nationwide share many of the same likes, dislikes and concerns about working remotely as their federal colleagues. President Obama signed the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 last December, after Congress wrestled... read more...
The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, which President Obama signed into law last December, gave federal agencies 180 days to start implementing many new telework-enabling measures. With seven weeks left until the June 9 deadline, agencies are working fast to overcome hurdles to implementation. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is coordinatin... read more...
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced last week that it is closing around a dozen telework sites across the D.C. area. Thanks to the ubiquity of powerful mobile computing devices (laptops, smartphones and now tablets) and broadband Internet access, GSA rightly argues that "telework has become less about where work gets done and more a... read more...
“The future is ours to win. But to get there, we can't just stand still. As Robert Kennedy told us, ‘The future is not a gift. It is an achievement.’ Sustaining the American Dream has never been about standing pat. It has required each generation to sacrifice, and struggle, and meet the demands of a new age. And now it's our turn. We ... read more...
Will the transition to a new Federal CIO hinder federal cloud computing deployment?