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GSA could lead the way for telework
The new telework policy from the General Services Administration could help other agencies surmount obstacles to implementing a virtual workplace and managing mobile employees, according to a telework expert.
GSA Chief People Officer Anthony Costa on Oct. 31 signed a new strategy that strives to make telework possible for most agency employees. Under the new rules, rather than waiting for agency managers to set the rules on who can telework and when, most GSA employees can choose whether they want to telework. Those who do are authorized to do so “to the maximum extent possible without diminished individual or organization performance.”
Although the new policy applies to GSA only, agency officials said the agency seeks to inspire others to follow suit by acting as a leader to guide itself and the rest of the federal government on “essential workplace and workforce transformation."
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