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The Patent and Trademark Office's Telework Headaches Aren't Over
Government Executive: The desire of many high-skilled examiners at the Patent and Trademark Office to work from home has again produced headaches for agency leaders with the release Wednesday of a watchdog report finding continued timecard abuse and lost productivity.
The Commerce Department inspector general’s extensive digital review of the work of 8,400 examiners in two overlapping time periods last year estimated more than $20 million in potential waste in overtime pay and downtime. The more than 288,479 “unsupported hours” found in one 15-month period “could have reduced the patent application backlog by approximately 15,990 cases,” the report estimated.
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