| 11.19.95 |
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Legislation passes that allows government funds to help equip Federal employee homes with necessary teleworking equipment.
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| 10.21.98 |
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The Federal government mandates at least $50,000 be appropriated to each executive agency for teleworking expenses.
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| 10.23.00 |
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Section 359 passes, requiring agencies to establish policies so that eligible workers can telework, yet maintain performance standards. The law says that within six months, the mandates should be applied to 25 percent of the Federal workforce, and an additional 25 percent each year thereafter.
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| 02.09.01 |
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OPM offers guidance to executive agency and department heads to help them comply with the telework laws.
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| 11.20.04 |
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The omnibus spending bill approved by Congress withholds $5 million from the budgets of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, as well as the Small Business Administration and Securities and Exchange Commission until each ensures eligible employees are able to telework.
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| 12.08.04 |
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The Federal government requires agencies to provide quarterly telework progress reports to the Congressional Appropriations Committee, detailing the number of employees eligible versus the number actually teleworking. Each department or agency must designate a "telework coordinator" to oversee such programs.
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| 01.31.05 |
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CDW-G releases its study of Federal employees finding that 49 percent of the workforce is either ineligible to telework or unsure if they are eligible.
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| 02.08.05 |
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The FY2005 Omnibus Appropriations Act posed a $5 million fine for agencies that fail to comply with existing Telework statutes.
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| 04.05.05 |
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CDW-G releases an update to its January study of Federal employees finding that 51 percent of the workforce is either ineligible to telework or unsure if they are eligible after the required deadline.
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| 06.16.05 |
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Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) adds a provision in the FY 2006 Science-State-Justice-Commerce (SSJC) Appropriations bill that requires a number of Federal agencies to prove more of their workers are teleworking or risk losing funding.
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| 09.14.05 |
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Government Accountability Office reviewed telework methodologies of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, as well as the Small Business Administration and Securities and Exchange Commission. Agencies met the FY 2006 SSJC Appropriations bill requirements.
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| 06.16.05 |
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Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) adds a provision in the FY 2006 Science-State-Justice-Commerce (SSJC) Appropriations bill that requires a number of Federal agencies to prove more of their workers are teleworking or risk losing funding.
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| 03.06.06 |
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CDW-G releases its second annual study of Federal employees finding that nearly half of all Federal teleworkers have started in the last year.
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| 05.06 |
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The White House publishes the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implemenation Plan, which calls for telework as a central component of pandemic preparedness.
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| 08.03.06 |
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The Office of Personnel Management issues updated guidance, Human Capital Planning for a Pandemic Episode, advising agencies on telework and emergency preparedness strategies.
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| 01.29.07 |
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The General Services Administration begins offering free teleworking to Federal managers, supervisors, and senior executives at any of the 14 GSA-sponsored telework centers through September 30, 2007.
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| 03.02.07 |
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The General Services Administration releases new telework guidelines for Federal agencies. GSA advises agencies to effectively use information technology to better comply with the Federal telework requirement.
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| 03.19.07 |
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CDW-G releases its third annual study of telework adoption. The first concurrent survey of Federal and private-sector adoption shows that Federal telework outpaces the private sector by a three-to-one margin .
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| 03.27.07 |
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The Telework Enhancement Act of 2007 is introduced in the Senate. The bill calls for all Federal employees to telework except when the head of the agency determines that certain jobs are not appropriate for telework. It also requires telework training during new employee orientation.
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| 11.07.07 |
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The Telework Improvements Act of 2007 is introduced in the House. The bill requires that Federal employees be allowed to telework at least 20 percent of their hours. It also requires telework to be incorporated into Federal agency continuity of operations planning.
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| 03.13.08 |
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approves the Telework Improvements Act of 2007.
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| 03.31.08 |
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CDW-G releases its fourth annual study of telework adoption. The only concurrent survey of Federal and private-sector adoption shows that private-sector employers have taken significant steps to expand telework initiatives. Private-sector telework adoption is approaching the Federal level, with 14 percent of private-sector employees teleworking, compared to 17 percent of Federal employees.
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