The Death of the Federal Snow Day?

Mobile work is dramatically changing the federal workplace -- effectively moving some federal offices from a place where employees go to work to a place where they go to share ideas.

That was the theme of Mobile Work Exchange’s spring Town Hall Meeting in April, where the General Services Administration and other agencies talked about a workplace transformation that brings together concepts like telework, human resources, facilities management and information technology to improve employee engagement and collaboration and also reduce agency spending in areas such as real estate.

For GSA, which in early 2014 unveiled its 1800 F headquarters building that features open, collaborative workspace, the total workplace transformation has not only positioned the agency as a more appealing place to work among young employee recruits, it also has led to the death of the federal snow day, said GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini.