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Telework Week takes traffic off the roads

The first full week of March is Telework Week, and many federal employees have made the pledge to stay off the roads and work from home.

New telework training tools now online

OPM announced that it has made new, updated employee and manager telework training modules available online.

To better connect with vets, all VA medical centers now on Facebook

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that all of its 152 medical centers are now on Facebook.

Executive order to limit smart phones, tablets and more

As part of a larger effort that could save billions of dollars, President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that will, among other things, limit the number of IT devices that can be issued to each federal employee.

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 unveils new telework policy

GSA aims for its entire workforce to become mobile and agile workforce with its new telework policy.

USAJobs access problems reportedly solved

A senior official in charge of the USAJobs federal job search website said the agency has successfully resolved the problems associated with high traffic, and is now addressing search problems.

Not all employees need office space, GSA leaders say

In the era of mobility, agencies can reduce costs and lower their environmental impact by leaving some workers out of workspace allocations, GSA leaders say.

Military groups call for free credit monitoring in wake of security breach

Military officers’ groups are calling for Tricare to provide 4.9 million of its beneficiaries with free credit monitoring services in the wake of a September security breach.

Data breach affects 4.9 million Tricare beneficiaries

Tricare this week released details on a data breach involving the personal health information of 4.9 million of its beneficiaries treated in the military health system.