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How Government Agencies Can Use Tech to Safely Get Back to Their Workplaces

NextGov: Government agencies that provide essential services to our citizens employ huge numbers of workers across the U.S. In this pandemic era, this presents a major challenge to balance productivity, access to services and ensure health safety. As of August, nearly 80% of federal employees who have been working remotely said they wouldn’t feel comfortable if asked to return to their normal worksite. Since then, the Social Security Administration committed to extended telework, while the Environmental Protection Agency’s expansion to resume reopening was met with criticism from unions. There is not one standard approach, and government agencies are making decisions often in silos, figuring out their respective response to recovery and reopening in their own unique way.

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