November 1, 2001
MEMORANDUM FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTORS
| FROM: |
Teresa M. Jenkins
Director
Office of Workforce Relations
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| SUBJECT: |
Telework Survey |
OPM conducted an initial survey of Federal agencies in April of this year establishing a baseline for numbers of teleworkers and the status of agency telework program and policy development as they began to address the telework mandate encompassed in Public Law 106-346.
Response to our April survey was outstanding. Ninety-four of 97 agencies responded. The April survey found that 2.6 percent of the agencies' total workforce telework at least 52 days per year. Although still very low, the rate represented an approximate doubling from 1.4 percent in 1998. Our April survey also indicated that significant policy changes and policy development were being pursued at the time to expand eligibility and increase the number of teleworkers. I am attaching an outline of the survey's findings for your information.
Public Law 106-346 and associated conference report language requires OPM to provide a formal Report to Congress on the status of telework in the Federal Government, due on January 1, 2002. In order to meet the Act's reporting requirement and to assure that the results of agencies' policy development activities are captured and the most current data is provided, we are conducting a follow-up telework survey at this time.
Please distribute the attached survey to appropriate staff within your agency for completion. We are transmitting this memorandum and the survey electronically and will follow up with hard copy versions. We ask that responses be faxed to (202) 606-2091 by Monday, December 3, 2001.Questions with regard to the survey may be addressed to Paula Lucak at pdlucak@opm.gov
Thank you for your attention and cooperation.
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