Will telework gain traction after record snowfalls?
Readers favor the idea of more telework, but worry whether it can catch on By Kevin McCaneyFeb 12, 2010 The back-to-back heavy snows of the past week should put a greater commitment to telework on the government’s front burner, to judge from the comments posted to our coverage. However, as much as federal employees favor the idea, many seem to fear that entrenched opposition will cause any push toward telework to fade as soon as the piles of snow melt. “Wow, I find it amazing that now after a major incident we can ‘talk’ about it,” wrote Mark Arnold in Maryland. “We’ve been talking about it for years, with the old farts and dinosaurs fighting against ‘virtual teams’ because they are control freaks. We need to move forward with action not talk, because at least 50 percent of the federal government could have done something during the snow storm.” “Places like [The Homeland Security Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services] say they have telework on the books, but in all
