I think most agencies have teleworking rules in place anyway so I’m not sure that this bill does much beyond the current rules.
It codifies Teleworking into law so those managers who require asses in seats for 8 hours and leave forms for taking off an hour early will have more of a burden in denying someone’s teleworking request. In my shop, we are already expected to be available after hours and on vacation for decisions, consulting, and troubleshooting so it’s not going to make much of a difference.
I work for the Navy and have been teleworking for over a year. We are authorized one day per pay period.
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"and it establishes a Telework Managing Officer to develop and implement the program."