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  • U.S. spending bill encourages telecommuting

    12/02/2004 8:29:10 AM PST · by Prime Choice · 5 replies · 259+ views
    c|Net ^ | 12/01/2004 | Alorie Gilbert
    The evening commute in the Washington area may soon be a little less hectic, thanks to a small provision embedded in the government's giant 2005 spending bill. The provision, authored by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), requires several major federal agencies, including the Commerce, Justice and State Departments, to permit their employees to work from home or "telework." If they don't, the agencies could lose a $5 million slice of their budgets. "With all the advances in technology today, there is just no reason to strap yourself in a metal box every morning only to drive to an office where you...