http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1000.html#37634 This bill only addresses government employees. What about everyone else?... 37634@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:59:43 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1000.html#20838 It's about time: what's the delay in passing this? However, there is one huge blind spot on this pending legislation--the section on Ineligible employees (Executive Agencies). I have many issues with this section. First, it "exempts" a large CLASS of employees in the Washington region. Second, some careful rewording would allow for many individual cases and occurrences of teleworking WHEN the individual is NOT handling classified information. There are many efforts that are being advocated by DNI and others to mainstream the intellligence business (in conjunction with other open businesses). Third, there are ways to insure SECURE communication from home to work--that technology is available. Fourth, there must be more development of telework centers which are equipped with secure (compartmented) facilities. (That should be addressed here.) So, MY VOTE is to REWRITE THIS SECTION or draft a new (supplemental) bill for the exceptional cases.... 20838@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:34:14 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1000.html#17051 Initiating such a program supports President Bush’s challenge to reduce consumer gasoline consumption by 20% within ten years, supports the reduction of green house gas emissions, supports the individual and the national “carbon footprint” impact on the globe, and supports the changing nature of the workforce.... 17051@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:11:02 EDT