Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I oppose the Ernst telework amendment because, in general, it imposes an overly burdensome reporting requirement for Agencies--without providing additional resources--both because of the very short time allotted--30 days--and the vague language used to outline the reporting requirements. The amendment includes multiple, undefined terms, some of which do not appear in title 5--for example, ``majority of work hours''. Further, there are no parameters outlining the period of time that should be represented in the data being reported. As such, Agencies would have significant challenges defining and providing what data is actually being sought. This reporting requirement also does not take into consideration the state of the workforce as some Agencies have a substantial number of staff that do not report to a ``building'' on a routine basis because of the nature of their mission, such as some law enforcement officers and those who work in disaster relief. Again, per the above comment, many employees legitimately reporting to and performing routine work will not be captured, skewing data, and generating lower counts. Additionally, there are more technical challenges with the amendment language. For example, subsection (b)(8) does not describe an Agency's authority in 5 CFR 531.605(d)(2) correctly.…”