STARTING A TELEWORK PROGRAM

Following are some suggestions and guidelines

to give you an idea of what is required to establish

a successful telework program. We at the

Telework Coalition can help assure your success.

Ten tips for negotiating some work-at-home time

By Rodney H. Glover, Partner Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP, Washington, DC

Tech agency points way past Web dangers

The National Institute of Standards and Technology published five security manuals on October 3, 2002, aimed at helping civilian agencies lock down their Web servers and e-mail servers to protect against security risks from telecommuting. Web servers are the most-attacked computers on the Internet, followed by e-mail servers. These manuals can be found on the links below.

In its 140-page Web-server document, NIST warned government administrators to carefully consider their use of active content such as ActiveX and JavaScript on their Web sites, since it increases the danger of being hacked. In addition, NIST also stressed that agencies should carefully consider the information they post online, taking down any confidential or classified information. In a second, 150-page, manual, NIST recommends that e-mail servers use encryption and system administrators take measures to heighten protection. The three other documents focus on telecommuting, securing interconnected services, and accessing the common vulnerability encyclopedia, a standardized listing of security flaws in software.

A complete index of NIST publications from their Computer Security Resource Center can be found HERE.

Additional Helpful Information

As presented to the Greater Washington Board of Trade

After eMail, A wonderful source of information

Building a Nationwide Broadband Network: Speeding Job Growth, Stephen B. Pociask, Telenomic Research,

US Department of Commerce

Home based Workers in the United States: 1997, US Census Bureau, released 2001