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The
Federal Government has taken a lead in promoting telecommuting.
President Clinton issued two memoranda on creating a family-friendly
workplace that directed each executive department and agency
to support the expansion of flexible family-friendly work
arrangements. President's Management Council endorsed a National
Telecommuting Initiative (NTI) in January 1996. The plan calls
for significantly increasing the number of Federal employees
who telecommute over the next 5 years.
The Administrator has determined that National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) will be a leader in the implementation
of programs that reduce traffic congestion and improve the
quality of life of NASA employees. One of these approaches,
advocated in Vice President Gore's Report of the National
Performance Review as a strategy for reinvigorating government,
is the use of telecommuting. Telecommuting, also known as
work-at-home, and Flexible Workplace (Flexiplace), is one
such program. It is paid employment performed away from the
traditional duty station.
Telecommuting:
- Improves
the quality of work, life, and job performance and increases
productivity;
- Extends
employment opportunities to people with disabilities,
including employees who have partially recovered from
work-related injuries who can do the job from an off-site
location;
- Accommodates
employees who may have temporary or continuing health
problems or who might otherwise have to retire on disability;
- Potentially
enhances recruitment and promotes diversity by expanding
the geographic recruitment pool; and
- Decreases
traffic and parking congestion, energy consumption, and
air pollution.
The Langley Research Center's (LaRC's) Telecommuting Program is designed to provide flexible work situations that can benefit the Center as well as its employees. Interested employees may initiate a telecommuting agreement through their WebTADS time and attendance account. Instructions and screen shots on how to intiate a telecommuting agreement are available at the WebTADS Online Support tab. For additional information, contact your supervisor, review LPR.3900.1 (currently being updated to reflect changes) or visit NASA
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