Federal Telework: Social Security Administration Needs a Plan to Maintain a W...
What GAO Found Telework use decreased following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency and the President’s January 2025 Return to In-Person Work memorandum among three federal agencies GAO reviewed: the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Social Security Administration (SSA), and the Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA). Officials at all three agencies told us telework likely had some effect on operations. For instance, SSA and CA had staff who
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| Title | Source | Tier | Published |
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| Federal Telework: Social Security Administration Needs a Plan to Maintain a Workforce with the Skills Needed to Provide Timely Service Representative | gao.gov | S1 | 2026-01-23 12:19:23 |