2.  Definition: › “the ability to do your work at a location rather than your ‘official duty station’...on a routine, regular and recurring basis” source source › Also known as telework

3.  Conserving Resources  Preserving the Environment  Improving Worker and Public Safety  Increase productivity  Enhancing Family Values

4.  Outpaces private sector adoption by a 3-to-1 margin.  Option to Telework (2007) › Federal Employees – 44% › Private Sectors – 15%  Today › Federal Agencies have written policies related to telework – 62%

5.  “We think of the federal government as the mother of all bureaucracies, but it knows what telecommuting is, and it does it well.” Gil Gordan, Telework Consultant  Guide to Telework in the Federal Government Guide to Telework in the Federal Government

6.  Visit Interagency Telework SiteInteragency Telework Site  Research options and create proposal › K.I.S.S.  Know if telework is right for you!

7. Sources: http://www.gilgordon.com/telecommutesafe/What IsTelecommute.html http://career-advice.monster.com/work-life- balance/government-public- service/Telecommuting-Options-in- Government/home.aspx