More Fed Mobility Could Save Taxpayer Dollars

Telework Exchange, a public/private partnership focused on telework in government, says its "Out of the Office: Federal Mobile Workforce Trends" study reveals 82 percent of polled feds telecommute some time each month, and 29 percent spend more time working outside of the office today than they did a year ago. In addition, federal employees who use a smartphone for work purposes report an average time savings/productivity gain of 54 minutes per day. The report also finds a "clear productivity opportunity" for the mobile workforce, in that the federal government could save an estimated $37 million in additional productivity each day by equipping mobile employees (based on an average federal hourly wage of $29).