Summary: Earlier this week, the Office of Management and Budget told all federal agencies in the national capital region to extend “maximum telework” flexibilities to their employees. The Defense Department said it’s trying to do that, but the Pentagon employees who are already teleworking have already started to put a strain on DoD’s IT infrastructure. Officials are now in the process of prioritizing which employees they can add to the telework population. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu has been covering the Pentagon’s telework ramp-up. He joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
