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What should agencies consider for their remote work plans?

A new memo from the Office of Personnel Management's acting director details specific factors agency leaders should consider when designing their remote work strategy for the federal workforce. 

  • By Carten Cordell

Distance Work: A three generation perspective

As we wrap up our eight-part series exploring the challenges and opportunities of remote work, our three commentators share their personal experiences working from home and what worked and what didn't.

  • By John M. Kamensky, MIchaela Drust and Sheri Fields

Remote work can be secure but risks must be addressed

The new office is the home office but unique security risks, even from kids or roommates, exist and must be addressed.

  • By Jim Schifalacqua

4 steps to being the servant-leader your company needs today

As the COVID-19 pandemic eases and economies reopen, many companies and people will return to the office. But remote work may become even more popular, which creates challenges and opportunities for employee engagement and optimizing teams. Now is the time to be a servant-leader.

  • By Bruce Lyman

No turning back from telework's rise

In Part 4 of IBM's John Kamensky analysis of telework, he explores the early results of so many people working from home and the impact on productivity and collaboration.

  • By John M. Kamensky, MIchaela Drust and Emily Craig

Tracking a telework turnaround

FCW's coverage reveals the changing attitudes toward telework.

  • By Michael Hardy
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Can fiscal 2012 budget balance cuts and new IT programs?

Federal IT spending requests are slightly ahead of 2011 levels with continuing resolutions and budget cuts competing with cybersecurity, cloud computing and mobile computing requirements, according to immixGroup.

  • By David Hubler

Hughes extends broadband availability to remote government offices

Hughes Network Systems LLC has unveiled a group of services called Connect & Express for Government to provide remote government agencies and offices with affordable broadband Internet service.

  • By David Hubler

IT is more than just technology, says one agency CIO

GSA has been moving forward continually with IT advances, but officials have learned a greater lesson than simply getting the hottest new stuff.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Is the digital leash a blessing or a curse?

Without a doubt, smart phones have dramatically changed the workplace. But has it been for the better?

Raytheon moves to pursue thin-client demands

Now a unit of Raytheon Co., Trusted Computer Solutions is taking its cross-domain thin-client technology into the Defense Department, the intelligence community and beyond.

  • By David Hubler

Announcing the winners of the FCW caption contest

The entries are in, and the most recent FCW caption contest drew an astounding number and variety of ideas.

Can we avoid telework train wrecks?

The number of federal employees who telework is going to grow this year, but it’s not going to be a successful situation for all of them.

  • By John Zyskowski
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OPM tries again to get word out about weather dismissals

OPM alerts employees today on early-release options tomorrow.

Stranded on the highway or working from home?

How did the heavy snow affect your commute? Were you able to make use of the telework option?

Stranded on the highway or working from home?

How did the heavy snow affect your commute? Were you able to make use of the telework option?

How the federal government is missing the bus with its telework strategy

FCW cartoonist John Klossner is puzzled by the federal government's haphazard telework strategy.

Snowmageddon II? How will teleworkers fare?

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Cisco's Klein listens from the top down

Bruce Klein, who leads Cisco's federal division, earns high praise from government IT leaders for his approach to partnering with agencies.

  • By Amy Rogers Nazarov

4 reasons why federal managers resist telework

In response to a recent blog post, federal managers explain why they would rather not allow employees to work from home.

Five reasons why some feds would rather not telework

Make no mistake: The vast majority of readers commenting on telework stories in recent weeks clearly favor having the option to work from home on a regular basis. But here is the minority report.

  • By John Stein Monroe