Its critical that we allow telework to minimize the number of people in federal buildings. With that, mr. Chairman, i yield back and i look forward to hearing from our witnesses today. Thank you. At this time i want to proceed with testimony from our witnesses. Let me do a quick introduction of the four of them. Joining us remotely is Michelle Rosenberg and the Strategic Issues team where she is on capital issues and she served for over 20 years on gaos tenured team. Shes been recognized with Health Care Team awards including two Meritorious Service awards and shell be testifying first and joining us remotely. Mr. Keith waington is with the u. S. Department of troilgz. Has been with the Department Since 1991 and in hiscurrent position he provides leadership and oversight in the areas of Human Resources, security, audit relations, acquitions and gras and transportation and facilities and space management. Maybe you can lead nasa for us next since we need a new director for nasa since yo
Modernizing the teleworking moving forward using Lessons Learned during the covid19 pandemic. We should have some good come out of this pandemic. This hearing is focused on what we can gain, what gaps are still there, and what better we can do for this process. Its been a decade since the last telework legislation. The telework enhancement act of it set the baseline standards 2010. For them to follow with telework and over the last 10 years, weve seen great advances in technology and workforce expectations and the increase in cybersecurity threats. So many changes in the world, it makes sense to take a close look at the telework policies and strategies than the federal workforce. Current pandemic has acted as a magnifying glass for telework policy improvement. This Committee Held a hearing in july and during the hearing we were able to gather valuable information concerning what private employers have done to support the Remote Workforce and we were able to draw Lessons Learned with ho
Learned and what to better improve the process. Its been a decade since the last significant piece of the telework legislation, the telework enhancement act of 2010 and it set the baseline standards for them to follow with telework and over the last ten years, weve seen great advances in technology and workforce expectations and the increase in cybersecurity threats. So many changes in the world it makes sense to take a close look at the telework policies and strategies than the federal workforce. The current pandemic has acted as a magnifying glass. This Committee Held a hearing in july and during the hearing we were able to gather valuable information to what theyve done to support the Remote Workforce and we were able to draw Lessons Learned with how they recalibrate the telework strategies and policies. During that hearing we gained insight into what the current private workforce is demanding. This, coupled with the environmental challenges we now face will help us create remote wo
A global Infection Society tops 17000000. 00 and more trouble for the Airline Industry the worlds biggest plane maker airbus polls the net loss of 2200000000. 00 in the 1st half of this year. The end. We begin in hong kong way 12 opposition politicians have been disqualified from running in Septembers Legislative Council election leading prodemocracy activist joshua wang is one of those disqualified he says it shows a total disregard for the people of Hong Kong Electoral authorities have asked the candidates about their views on beijings National Security law and u. S. Sanctions the move has been denounced by the opposition as a political witch hunt and for the 1st time in Hong Kong Police have used a new National Security law to crackdown on prodemocracy activists online 4 students have been a rest said there a key is a posting content that calls for hong kongs independence from china beijing impose its controversial law 4 weeks ago david palin has more from hong kong. Hong kong is pa
People in the city a pathway to british citizenship constitute blatant interference in chinas Domestic Affairs to get to paul and has more from home home. Hong kong is particularly sensitive issue for the u. K. As hong kong used to be a british colony in the u. K. Signed a joint declaration with beijing before it was handed over in 1907 and the ambassador had mentioned that to saying it hadnt violated the joint declaration but the u. K. And the rest of the International Community see this National Security law as imposing restrictions on hong kong that wasnt within the agreements to safeguard hong kongs autonomy and now were seeing the Hong Kong Government using that National Security law as a way of what its opponents are saying influencing elections these Legislative Council elections the only even minor democratic process there is in hong kong that are to take place in september about 12 of the candidates the prodemocracy candidates including activists joshua well worn the more radi