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
Reporter we can tell you barbee is being held in Montgomery County prison after failing to post his bail. We do know hes been working at area day cares since 2005, according to sources. Some of those Day Care Centers in Delaware County. Reporting in live in norristown, deanna durante, nbc10 news. First alert weather is tracking some light showers out there moving through parts of our area. No heavy downpours. But you could see a few sprinkles if youre out tonight. There were no umbrellas needed this morning as students walked to class at la salle university. Camelback Mountain Resort in the poconos. Weve seen snow falling on the slopes. You see boarders and skiers taking advantage of that. Nbc10 first alert meteorologist krystal is joining us. I know well cool down, right . Weve got a little dip and then the great weekend ahead. Radar and satellite we were talking b light showers that are scattered across the region. You might notice a few drops on the windshield if you drive in the ne
I would simply say that from personal observation, i was in bud a pest in 1994 when the agreement was signed that the russians have violated, so im very alive to the the possibility that we had then and i think still need to stick up for of independent ukraine able to find its own way politically and economically is the only thing i would say. In the first instance it is terribly important that that occurment and occur. And the other thing i will say is that nobody should mistake that ukraine is a very important country to us. It is not a nato ally and i just want to make the point that as far as nato allies are concerned, that raises a whole other set of issues that i hope anyone who is considering encroaching upon a nato ally takes very seriously. Well i hope so too. Ill be traveling to that region shortly and talking with some of those folks about it. Thank you for doing that. Thank you all for being here, mr. Secretary. Welcome back general dempsey. Youre going to miss us when your
Im actively working with the chairman and our colleagues on this committee to reintroduce legislation from the last session to tackle the problem of improper payments to dead people. Unfortunately we have more work ahead. Last week the Social Security Inspector General released a report stating that 6. 5 Million People have active Social Security numbers who based on the Social Security own records would be more than 112 years old. I think maybe in our country weve had just a handful of people actually live that long. Now were told it could be 6. 5 million. Im not sure where they are, but they are out there. Maybe not. In fact in 2000 the records reviewed by the Inspector General showed living individuals with active social securities born before the civil war and only 35 people worldwide are 112 and old. And were here about the Social Security administration about Accurate Information about who is alive or dead and however that what should be an extremely concerning to us is that an i