The federal government, as the nation’s largest employer, faced a significant challenge protecting the health and safety of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like private sector employers, the federal government’s immediate response included a dramatic shift toward telework. In partnership with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments and the private sector, the federal government is ramping back up government operations to the maximum extent possible based on local conditions and consistent with the President’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again.
As federal agencies increase the hours that public-facing offices are open for in-person appointments and services, they must ensure compliance with the Safer Federal Workforce model safety principles and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations regarding community levels measuring the impact of the COVID-19 illness on health and healthcare systems, as well as consulting other applicable guidance.
Additionally, because agencies demonstrated the ability to conduct agency missions effectively during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, they now can strategically transition to a hybrid work environment by leveraging telework and remote work (which are distinct arrangements in the federal government, as explained below) to better meet human capital needs and improve mission delivery in the future.
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