Federal telework debate escalates as House Republicans push for details




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Summary: Agencies are moving forward with return-to-office plans for employees, but House Republicans say they’re still not getting enough information on federal telework in the first place. Despite holding multiple hearings on federal telework and requesting information through dozens of letters to agencies, leaders on the Oversight and Accountability committee said they remain unsatisfied with the level of detail that agencies have provided. Now, the lawmakers are turning to a different source for more information: the Office of Management and Budget. Oversight committee leaders are calling on OMB to share “work environment plans” from agencies, along with a host of other updates on federal telework. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices