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		<title>Washington DC forced to close- Teleworkers asked to maintain operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BDempsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The worst snow storm in Washington DC in 70 years has just blanketed the Metorpolitan area with over 2 ft. of snow!  This has forced all Federal Agencies to close http://bit.ly/7hcVEH
		while the city digs out.  And what about the Teleworkers? They are working hard to sustain operations.

A notice was sent out alerting Teleworkers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Copenhagen Climate Conference: What Should IT Departments Expect</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s United Nations conference on climate change in Copenhagen is certainly going to have global implications for many developed countries. While the debate on the validity of climate change continues, the trend for Greener IT is headed in only one direction, UP. What does this mean for Global IT departments? It means more emphasis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Telework/ Telecommuting Law Proposed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BDempsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the House of Representatives and the Senate introduced the Telework Improvements Act of 2009 &#8211; a bill aimed at improving Telework in the Federal government.  Representatives Sarbanes (D-MD), Connolly (D-VA), and Wolf (R-VA) introduced the Telework Improvements Act of 2009 in the House of Representatives.  Senators Akaka (D-HI) and Voinovich (R-OH) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Continues to Support Telecommuting</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BDempsey</dc:creator>
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In a radio address last Saturday, President-Elect Barack Obama stated, “As we renew our schools and highways, we’ll also renew our information superhighway. It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption.” This push to redo our technology infrastructure will continue to make mobile applications and access easier and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADA Reasonable Accommodation definition changes in 2009: Impact on Employers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BDempsey</dc:creator>
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Last Friday I delivered a presentation on Remote Work to a group of high level, HR decision makers. The presentation was developed as a tool to help these Human Resources Directors and VP’s assess their current Remote Work program and shed light on what needs to be considered. After the presentation I got into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pandemic-Bird Flu spreading: Government Agencies Practice Response</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BDempsey</dc:creator>
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A new report was released today on a possible Bird Flu outbreak in Indonesia. To see the article click here. In this article it talks about a hospital that has admitted 17 patients, with the potential Bird Flu virus. While I cannot say whether the Bird Flu has made the jump to human-human transmission or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to Expand Federal Telework Programs- Telecommuting maintaining momentum</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BDempsey</dc:creator>
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The Federal Government sees the vital role Telework/Telecommuting will play in America’s future for both the public and private sector. Let’s look at the latest steps.
President-Elect Barack-Obama has pledged to expand Telework for federal employees. In a series of October letters written to John Gage, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, Obama [...]]]></description>
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