H.R.1722 - Telework Enhancement Act of 2010

To improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing a telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of the hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks, and for other purposes. view all titles (7)

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  • Short: Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 as enacted.
  • Short: Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 as passed senate.
  • Short: Telework Improvements Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: To improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing a telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of the hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Telework Improvements Act of 2010 as reported to house.
  • Official: To require the head of each executive agency to establish and implement a policy under which employees shall be authorized to telework, and for other purposes. as amended by house.
  • Short: Telework Improvements Act of 2010 as passed house.

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12/08/10
Obama signs telework expansion act

Under the 2010 Telework Enhancement Act (HR 1722), agencies will have 180 days to establish a policy on working outside the office, iden...

Source: Nextgov
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12/02/10
Not everyone's a fan of telework

said the recently passed Telework Enhancement Act (HR 1722) "only brings bureaucracy into agencies and doesn't reflect the message voter...

Source: FederalNewsRadio.com
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11/28/10
1 million more teleworkers: Can ag...

If it works, HR 1722, the Telework Enhancement Act, will radically change how the government does its work and gives supervisors more po...

Source: Federal Times
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11/28/10
Issa sets tone for Government Refo...

Issa's reaction to the Telework Enhancement Act (HR 1722) gives a sense of how he might lead as the incoming chairman of the House Overs...

Source: FCW.com
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11/27/10
Lame Now, 111th Congress Accomplis...

HR-1722, The Telework Enhancement Act, which allowed employees to click into work via cyberspace. And finally, HR-5566, which seeks to p...

Source: NPR
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11/23/10
Roll Call Report

A Yes vote backed a bill (HR 1722) costing $5 million annually. Gender-Based Pay Bias: Senators failed, 58-41, to reach 60 votes needed ...

Source: Wilmette Life
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11/23/10
Roll Call Report

A Yes vote backed a bill (HR 1722) costing $5 million annually. Gender-Based Pay Bias: Senators failed, 58-41, to reach 60 votes needed ...

Source: Libertyville Review
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11/22/10
Learn More about Telework Enhancem...

... as reported on TMCnet.com the US Congress passed and President Barack Obama is expected to sign the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010...

Source: TMCnet
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11/21/10
Congress passes final telework bill

Last week the House passed the Telework Enhancement Act (HR 1722) and sent it to the president for signature. The bill, which has been w...

Source: American Society of Military Comptrollers
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11/20/10
How they voted in Washington

TELEWORKING AT FEDERAL AGENCIES: The House agreed to the Senate amendment to the Telework Enhancement Act (HR 1722). The bill would requ...

Source: Gary Post Tribune
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Blog Coverage

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05/03/11
H.R.1722: Eat Local Foods Act - U....

Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your sugg...

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12/27/10
Telework Enhancement Act, is now t...

On December 9 President Obama signed into law the Telework Enhancement Act http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi bin/query/z?c111:HR1722: a bill desi...

Source: MATR News
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12/23/10
Best of Career Digital for Decembe...

The goal of this bill is to boost telework at federal agencies. The 2010 Telework Enhancement Act (HR 1722), will establish policies allo...

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12/22/10
The Federal Government Embraces Te...

The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 (HR 1722) was signed into law on December 9th. The bill will promote telecommuting (aka workshifting...

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12/21/10
The Federal Government Embraces Te...

The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 (HR 1722) was signed into law on December 9th. The bill will promote telecommuting (aka workshifting...

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12/20/10
5 Ways a Telecommuting Program Wil...

The 2010 Telework Enhancement Act (H.R. 1722), will establish policies allowing eligible civil servants with the opportunity to telecommu...

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12/18/10
OpEdNews - Article: The Obama Admi...

H.R. 1722 , the "Telework Enhancement Act of 2010," which required Federal agencies to establish policies allowing certain employees to w...

Source: OpEdNews
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12/16/10
President Obama Signs into Law Cop...

President Obama signed into law Dec. 9 two bills—the Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 (S. 3689) and the Tele...

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12/15/10
Legislative-Retiree Affairs Bullet...

President Signs Telework Expansion Act. Amelia Gruber, reporter for NextGov.com reports that last week President Obama signed into law H....

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12/15/10
Legislative-Retiree Affairs Bullet...

President Signs Telework Expansion Act. Amelia Gruber, reporter for NextGov.com reports that last week President Obama signed into law H....

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