Federal Telework News, Legislation, and Programs
We want to thank Representatives Frank Wolf and Tom Davis of
Virginia  for their continuing efforts to promote telework Nationally.

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        House steps up telework requirements at several agencies
               By Daniel Pulliam, GovEXEC.com, July 5, 2006    


          GSA Telework Technology Costs Study
          Click the link above to read the Executive Summary

        Government/Legal/Regulatory Blog
               Matt McKenzie Keeps You Up To Date
                   The GSA Looks At 'Home Economics'
                          TechSearch (Beta)
          VA cuts telework, bans employee-owned computers
            By Daniel Pulliam, GovEXEC.com, June 8, 2006        

          The Telework Imperative
            Articles on telework in the Federal Government
            A Special Report from GOVEXEC.com

         Adding telework to agency survival kits
                  A distributed workforce can keep essential services running
                after devastating man-made or natural disasters
                        by Alan Joch, FCW.Com, April 3, 2006

           Davis urges action on ‘floundering’ telework numbers
            Rob Thormeyer, GCN, March 29, 2006


          GSA issues governmentwide guidance on telework
            Rob Thormeyer, GCN, March 17, 2006
                      Article:  
           Guidelines from the Federal Register:

             Report: Better IT support leads to more federal telework
                By Danielle Belopotosky, National Journal's Technology Daily,
                            March 6, 2006


        TELEWORK AND DEPENDENT CARE: PRELIMINARY REPORT
             Conducted in 2005


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The Status of Telework in the Federal Government 2005

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 Survey: Employees with dependent care duties are better off teleworking
   By Daniel Pulliam, GOVEXEC.com, February 21, 2006


 DISA Fights Turnover With Telecommuting
     By Dina ElBoghdady, Washington Post Staff Writer
    January 25, 2006


 Teleworking increases across government
                         By Daniel Pulliam, GovExec.com, December 8, 2005   


OPM, WOLF DISCUSS TELEWORK BENEFITS
BEFORE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE
      FedNews-Online, 11/21/2005

 Telework Exchange Reveals New Federal Government Telework Study
           GovTech.net, November 21, 2005


  WOLF ENCOURAGES ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE
 TELEWORK A PRIORITY TO ENSURE CONTINUITY
 OF OPERATIONS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY


 GAO RELEASES LETTER DESCRIBING AGENCIES'
          TELEWORK METHODOLOGIES
                  Click here to see the letter:


  Senator Santorum Introduces Telework Tax Incentive
                 Legislation Will Provide a Tax Credit for Those Who Work From Home
               Click here to read the press release:
                     Click here to read bill S. 1292:


  Senator Brownback, Representative Terry Introduce
               Parents Tax Relief Act of 2005
                   Bills would establish a Telecommuting Tax Credit for
                                 Parents who telecommute at least 40% of the time    
                      Click here to read the Senate Bill S. 1305:         
                      Click here to read the House Bill H.R.3080:           
                            (note: the bills read the same)                                

Lawmakers demand that agencies act to allow feds to work off site
By Judi Hasson, FCW.com, June 27, 2005


Panel chief questions agencies' emergency planning
    GovExec.com, May 16, 2005

WOLF PUSHES DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES TO
INCREASE TELEWORK OPPORTUNITIES
         FedNews OnLine      6/9/2005                  

The Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2004
S-2785 & H.R. 5067


H.R. 1588,  SEC. 1428,
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
AUTHORIZATION OF TELECOMMUTING FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS.
             Click here:


Government Reform Committee to Examine
Telecommuting within Federal Workforce
 Opening Remarks on Telecommuting by Representative Frank R. Wolf                     
 Copies of most of the testimonies can be found here
 Congress fights telework malaise, Interview with Rep. Tom Davis
              by Toni Kistner, Network World  
 Written Testimony by the Telework Coalition (TelCoa)
 Bill calls for agencies to demonstrate emergency telecommuting
           Click here to read the article:
           Click here to read the Bill:                             

 2003 OPM Telework Report
           Message from the Director:
              Executive Summary:
           Statistics (1):
              Statistics (2):

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Federal Telework Laws                                                                                                                 

Agencies urged to step up telework efforts (10/14/04)

Agencies urged to develop teleworker corps for emergency situations (09/01/04)

Agencies stand to lose money over telework eligibility (08/18/04)

Agency officials say resistance to telework is dropping (07/08/04)

Measure encourages agencies to meet telework targets (06/25/04)

OPM focuses on emergency planning to push telework efforts (05/27/04)

OPM report shows telework numbers far below goal (05/21/04)

Federal telework programs slow to catch on, despite agency efforts (10/06/03)

Provision in House bill would boost telework efforts at agencies (08/22/03)

Telework effort hampered by agencies' mixed messages (08/19/03)

Federal managers adapt to virtual workplace (04/28/03)



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NOTE:
The eCommute pilot program has ended.  

                              
Participation in eCommute is FREE. It is a pilot program authorized by Congress
and supported by the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency.
It offers FREE consulting and training services to organizations in the pilot regions
(Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington DC) who enroll, and
implement new or enhance existing telecommuting programs. The eCommute program
measures the effectiveness of reducing vehicle trips and mobile emissions through telecommuting.
In this unique program, less vehicle trips equal emissions saved which translate into pollution
credits that can be used in a variety of ways to benefit an employer's bottom line, the environment,
and the community. It is administered Nationally by the Global Environment & Technology Foundation.
                                                                       
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Washington, DC, Area Dismissal or Closure Procedures
            Latest requirements from the OPM


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The Latest GAO Telework Reports:

GAO-03-1110T entitled 'Facilities Location:
Progress and Barriers in Selecting Rural Areas and Using Telework'
 Full Report:

GAO report number GAO-03-679 entitled 'Human Capital: Further Guidance, Assistance, and Coordination Can Improve Federal Telework Efforts'

Full Report:  

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 EEOC MARKS SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT'S
 DISABILITY INITIATIVE WITH FACT SHEET ON TELEWORK
 AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
         For Fact Sheet, click here

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Telework: A Management Priority
          A Guide for Managers, Supervisors, and Telework Coordinators

The Status of Telework in the Federal Government
       The latest report from OPM

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Summery of Federal Telework Laws

Agency Telework Policies

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Public Law No. 108-1366, Section 1428
   Freedom to Telecommute Act
        AUTHORIZATION OF TELECOMMUTING FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS

Public Law No. 106-346, Section 359: The Law Requiring Federal Telework Participation:
   U. S. Office of Personnel Management,Telework/Telecommuting

  HHS Telecommuting Program Policy

   Memorandum to Executive Departments and Agencies

   Department of Defense Telework Policy

   USDA Teleworking Directive


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FEDERAL PREPAREDNESS CIRCULAR
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Washington, D.C.  20472
ACQUISITION OF ALTERNATE FACILITIES FOR CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS (COOP)
Click here

Federal Continuity of Operations Program (COOP)


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Telework and the New Workplace of the 21st Century
     US Department of Labor Report

Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2003 - 2008 (link to PDF)
                     New from the US Department of Labor

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Bills proposed in Congress over the last couple of years
Teleworking Advancement Act (Introduced in Senate) S.1856.IS

Broadband Deployment and Telework Incentive Act of 2001 (Introduced in House) H.R.2597.IH

Telework Tax Incentive Act (Introduced in Senate) S.521.IS

Telework Tax Incentive Act (Introduced in House) H.R.1012.IH

Small Business Telecommuting Act (Introduced in Senate) S.522.IS

Small Business Telecommuting Act (Introduced in House) H.R.1035.IH

Freedom to Telecommute Act of 2002 (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House) H.R.3924.IH

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001, Rural Telework S.1731, Sections 641, 379B

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Telecommuting: Overview of Challenges Facing Federal Agencies (Report of the General Accounting Office)