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Welcome, today is Friday, July 3, 2009 |
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The 2006 Telework Exchange Tele-Vision Awards Program
The 2006 Telework Exchange Tele-Vision recipients were honored at an Awards Reception at the June 15 Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting. Eric Dunham, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Real Property Management, Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration hosted the Awards Ceremony.
The 2006 Telework Exchange Tele-Vision Awards recognize excellence in government telework programs and their accomplishments in the following categories:
- Excellence in Telework Leadership
- Innovative Application of Technology to Support Telework
- Best New Telework Initiative (Implemented in last 12 months)
- Telework Program with Maximum Impact on Government
Below please find the 2006 award recipients:
Excellence in Telework Leadership - Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), Telecommuting Program
TIGTA’s Telecommuting program, in place for more than five years, allows employees to conduct audits of IRS programs and systems and to investigate waste, fraud, and abuse from alternate work locations nationwide. TIGTA is a recognized leader among Federal agencies and has incorporated telework as an integral part of its business continuity strategy. TIGTA has overcome program challenges with a comprehensive network of technical, human resources, and senior management support. Currently, 95 percent of TIGTA’s 840 employees are eligible to telework, and 740 participate in the program, with nearly half teleworking two or more days each week.
Innovative Application of Technology to Support Telework - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), FDIC Telework Program
The FDIC’s voluntary Telework Program supports the Corporation’s goal to enhance employee flexibility and improve work/life balance, while meeting FDIC workload and mission demands. The FDIC offers a suite of remote access services, including a Remote Client Network (RCN), a Virtual Private Network (VPN), and a dial-up service. Recently, the FDIC rolled out a token-based system that delivers all FDIC employees secure remote access from any computer with Internet access and a web browser. The Web Enabled Remote Client Network (WebRCN) makes is possible for every eligible FDIC employee with access to a computer to participate in the Telework Program. In 2005 more than 2,300 FDIC employees participated in program working a combined total of more than 266,000 hours.
Best New Telework Initiative - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Flights Standards, Western Pacific Region, San Francisco International Field Office
The FAA Flight Standards conducts Air Carrier/Repair Station certification and surveillance on 94 entities in the Asia Pacific region, responsible for issuing foreign entities FAA certificates to work on U.S. aircraft and products. To meet this mission, teleworking is being used for inspectors working with operators nationwide. In October 2005, this organization built an interactive website based on the FAA Knowledge Services Network (KSN) to manage virtual office operation. This information-sharing website enhances employee and industry communications, and tracks costs, approvals, inspector contacts, projects, and tasks. A primary objective of this new initiative is to implement a reliable telework management system with the necessary tools inspectors need to do their jobs.
Telework Program with Maximum Impact on Government - United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Trademark Work at Home Program
The Trademark Work at Home program began in 1997 as a feasibility pilot of eighteen teleworkers. Today, TWAH is a comprehensive program involving more than 220 employees (80 percent of eligible examining attorneys) who spend the majority of their workweek at home and share office through a hoteling arrangement. Each employee is provided with the necessary equipment for secure remote access to the agency’s network and automated systems enable users to perform all of their trademark examination duties electronically. The TWAH program has proven to be an innovative telework prototype. By incorporating measurable performance goals in the evaluation of worker performance, Trademarks has created a model of an extremely successful telecommuting program for government agencies.
Excellence in State Program Leadership - Arizona Department of Administration, State of Arizona Telework Program
The State of Arizona has been advancing the telework cause since 1989. Telework was mandated by Executive Order with the goal of having 20 percent of the 21,000 State employees in Maricopa County actively participate. Today, 3,700 employees, or more than 17 percent of the State workforce in Maricopa County, are teleworkers. Current estimates show that State teleworkers drive 4.5 million fewer miles annually, generate 75 fewer tons of air pollution, and endure 155,000 fewer hours of stressful driving time. State agencies are adopting flexible work options to reduce employee stress, turnover and burnout, while increasing employee morale, productivity and retention. With an employee replacement cost of $50 million per year, the telework program delivers significant potential savings to Arizona taxpayers, as a meaningful factor in the retention of qualified employees.
Award Enquiries:
Lauren Olsen
Phone: (703) 883-9000 ext. 118
E-mail: lolsen@teleworkexchange.com
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