OPM Calls on Agencies to Submit Telework Stats

The Office of Personnel Management is making its annual call for federal agencies to submit their telework data online, in an effort to gauge progress on telework programs.

In a letter to agency human resources directors, Angela Bailey, associate director of employee services at OPM, asked agency telework managing officers and coordinators to submit their data on a Web-based form by Dec. 7. “Telework is an important flexibility useful to achieving agency human capital objectives, including retention and performance,” Bailey wrote. “OPM is committed to supporting telework and assisting agencies to meet their goals.” One of the greatest challenges for federal telework programs going forward is the ability of agencies to accurately measure success.