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
Working from home the new normal as the corona virus spreads well employees ever return to the office or has a new era dorm a wall will it take to adopt Remote Working long term this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the show im sam is a than pajamas a laptop and a comfortable couch at home thats todays Work Environment for millions of people around the world it was a far fetched dream until the pandemic made it a Reality Companies have been forced to embrace Remote Working to limit the spread of covert 19 but thats if the job doesnt require you to be there in person for those who can working from home could become permanent twitter for example is going to give that option to workers who wish to do so other firms are working out how to reopen offices while maintaining social distancing the way we work is being revision line stephen into the future post pandemic offices might look radically different than those of today. Working from home is not a one size fits all its mostly for kn
Lebanons largest refugee camps. And plans to restart the bundesliga suffer a setback thats after 2 players from 2nd Division Team dynamics president test positive for cope with 19. Welcome to the show after weeks of closed shops and social distancing some here in germany have had enough protesters took to the streets in several cities on saturday to vent their anger at coronavirus restrictions the demonstrations brought out thousands and remained largely peaceful but authorities are worried about the growing influence of right wing extremists in the now weekly protests. This is a unfamiliar scenes for a country where large gatherings and close contacts abound thousands defied distancing rules and got to protest the coronavirus restrictions families with children young and old. Its been you know that im not because i think the restrictions have gone too far. More and i dont think wearing a face mask is necessary anymore i know that its clearly about limiting Civil Liberties and im alway