170803-N-JN784-021 CORAL SEA (Aug. 3, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Sharon Stone checks coordinates on a computer on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during a replenishment-at-sea. Ashland is on patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response force for any type of contingency (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alexandra Seeley/Released) Navy looks to onboard 472,000 users to new virtual environment by end of September The new platform is called Flank Speed, and is part of the larger DOD365 cloud environment. Jun 24, 2021 By Billy Mitchell
Typing on laptop close-up. Meeting report in progress. Film effect, blurry background More than two-thirds of federal employees teleworked during pandemic’s peak Also: Despite the potential for disruptions, engagement across the government was up from 68% in 2019 to 72% last year. Apr 26, 2021 By Billy Mitchell
Former federal CIO applauds additional TMF funding "In a way I’m jealous; I am thrilled that it is funded because the mechanism works and agencies need to drive change," said Suzette Kent. Apr 26, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – DECEMBER 11: Tom Vilsack, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Agriculture, delivers remarks at the Queen Theater December 11, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. President-elect Joe Biden is continuing to round out his domestic team with the announcement of his choices for cabinet secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Agriculture, and the heads of his domestic policy council and the U.S. Trade Representative. Vilsack served for eight years as President Barack Obama’s secretary of Agriculture. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Vilsack looks to return USDA to more-liberal telework policy Tom Vilsack said he's moving USDA back to a telework policy of allowing up to four days of remote work a week, which he rolled out in… Mar 8, 2021 By Billy Mitchell
201030-N-RG171-0168 NAVAL STATION ROTA (OCT. 30, 2020) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) man the rails as the ship departs Naval Station Rota, Oct. 30, 2020. Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, begins its 11th patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Hardy/Released) The Navy seeks to integrate all telework capabilities in long-term solution The Navy is thinking big on its future telework suite, using more time to develop a broader set of tools that will be more integrated. Nov 4, 2020 By Jackson Barnett
Airman 1st Class Bernard Coe, 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, reviews a technical order as he prepares an aircraft for takeoff while wearing a protective cloth mask April 8, 2020. Cloth masks are one of many mitigation efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 as Team Offutt continues to complete missions in spite of the on-going pandemic. The plan for the future of the Pentagon’s remote work environment The DOD's Commercial Virtual Remote environment will remain online until June 2021, when a long-term solution will be launched. Oct 28, 2020 By Jackson Barnett
Woman in home office surrounded with digital technology working on something Lawmakers look to extend federal telework as coronavirus cases rise The proposed Senate bill would require telework where possible while granting agency heads the flexibility to sanction in-person work when necessary. Aug 12, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir
NSA takes rare steps to support telework, remote work Top secret NSA work will probably never be fit for telework. But, forced by the pandemic, the NSA is finding more of its less-sensitive work can be… Aug 7, 2020 By Billy Mitchell
An Airman types on his computer during the Cybersecurity Foundry Course at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 9, 2018. Course instructors taught 100 cyberspace students various cybersecurity functions, processes, procedures and data analysis skills to further their ability to secure the Air Force Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariette Adams) Working from home has changed the way the Air Force shops for new IT Now, vendors are only a video call away, any day of the week. Aug 6, 2020 By Jackson Barnett
Dana Deasy, DOD Chief Information Officer, hosts a roundtable discussion on the enterprise cloud initiative with reporters, Aug. 9, 2019, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Carroll) DOD working to expand telework to support classified information The DOD wants its teleworking platform to handle classified information as it looks to keep remote work a reality for the long-term. Jul 30, 2020 By Jackson Barnett