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In today's Federal Newscast, Veterans Affairs officials tell Congress they're in the process of securing enough materials to test agency employees.
Vijay D’Souza, GAO’s director of Information Technology and Cybersecurity, said agencies have to consider their various business processes and what could impact them, then what can be done to offset those impacts and keep operations moving smoothly.
In today's Federal Newscast, while many agencies are setting reopening dates in early to mid-June to bring an initial wave of employees back to the office, the Merit Systems Protection Board is waiting until the end of June.
Not every job is appropriate for telework. But many federal agencies are finding out that it can be done on a far greater scale than had been anticipated.
As agencies make plans to gradually bring federal employees and contractors back to the office, how comfortable are you with making the return or resuming "normal operations?"
If you could work from home, would you work for less? That’s not an option for federal workers, yet, but it could be part of the major upheaval many experts predict as the world comes out of and slowly adjusts to life after the pandemic.
Some agencies are preparing to provide masks for their employees when they return. Others aren't requiring them. At some organizations, telework will be "encouraged" as they gradually reopen. For others, telework is still mandatory.
The pandemic has changed when and how federal employees work, creating new challenges and opportunities for managers, leaders at several agencies say.
McAfee Public Sector Chief Technology Strategist Ned Miller joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the role of cybersecurity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw cloud usage spike.
American University professor Bob Tobias joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share his thoughts on how the federal government should reopen its physical offices to employees.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Housing and Urban Development's inspector general says the agency was generally well prepared for the change to mandatory telework.
As agencies responded to the novel coronavirus, telework restrictions were loosened and before we knew it federal workers were directed to use maximum telework. Then something amazing happened – they accomplished their mission.
The Agriculture Department is opening up parking options for employees who don't want to take public transportation but have been asked to return to USDA facilities in the national capital region. USDA began "phase one" of its reopening plan Monday.
Phase one of the Energy Department's reopening plan for headquarters facilities in the national capital region will involves 3.7% of its 7,000-person workforce. Those employees will return June 8, while the rest will continue to telework.