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More Feds Telework Than Ever Despite Managers' Resistance

Nextgov: Nearly half a million federal employees teleworked in fiscal 2015—a 70 percent jump over 2012 numbers—yet agencies are likely not making the most of telework programs across government.

In a report released Monday, the Government Accountability Office identified managerial training, managerial resistance and issues with documentation and data integrity as barriers to successful teleworking operations.

The report covered four agencies—the Education and Labor departments, General Services Administration and the Securities and Exchange Commission—and determined that while all “generally met reporting requirements” under the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, they share common challenges.

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