c|net reports that Congress is threatening the nomenklatura again.
The provision, authored by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), requires several major federal agencies, including the Commerce, Justice and State Departments, to permit their employees to work from home or “telework.” If they don’t, the agencies could lose a $5 million slice of their budgets.
“With all the advances in technology today, there is just no reason to strap yourself in a metal box every morning only to drive to an office where you sit in front of a computer all day,” Wolf continued. “Off-the-shelf technology even allows for face-to-face meetings via video conferencing. So not being able to talk — or see — co-workers on a regular basis is no longer an issue.”