Over the years, as technology has progressed, managers have learned that tracking employees’ work can be easier than just watching to make sure they get back from lunch on time. Each year, the good idea that nobody really believed in has hung in there. The Office of Personnel Management has been pushing telecommuting for several years now. And Congress is also getting into the act. Recently, both the Senate and the House have introduced bills that encourage federal agencies to allow eligible employees to telecommute four days a month on the average. Congress, OPM and telecommuter wannabees are hoping to expand those numbers dramatically. A task force is looking at how to do that. A report, “Telework: Breaking New Ground” was issued by OPM on Nov. 6 and can be accessed on OPM’s Web site.

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