How SSA is handling employee reentry in the new year — for now

Social Security Administration Nicole Ogrysko@nogryskoWFEDDecember 20, 2021 4:56 pm The Social Security Administration announced in early November that it would plan to bring employees back to the office starting Jan. 3, at which point it would end its work-from-home-by-quarantine policy. The majority of employees would still be able to telework, with some positions Read more…

OPM Encourages Agencies to Expand Telework, Remote Work Permanently in New Guidance

Nov 12, Govexec.com – The Office of Personnel Management on Friday issued its first major update to its telework guide in a decade. OPM Director Kiran Ahuja announced the publication of long-awaited guidance on telework and remote work in a memo to agency heads. The 79-page guidance marks the first major update to the federal Read more…

COVID-19:Federal Agencies’ Initial Reentry and Workplace Safety Planning

GAO-22-104295Published: Oct 25, 2021. Publicly Released: Oct 25, 2021.       Jump To HIGHLIGHTS FULL REPORT GAO CONTACTS Fast Facts The CARES Act mandates that we monitor the federal government’s pandemic response. We reviewed federal agencies’ plans for workers to reenter the workplace safely. Agencies drafted workplace reentry plans shortly after Read more…