When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many government agencies were forced out of their comfort zones to mass telework. Months into the pandemic, many agencies still have a substantial number of their employees working remotely. Telework, which was once a convenience afforded to few across government, is now becoming the norm. This SNG Live Virtual Speaker Series will explore the long-term impact of teleworking at the federal, state and local, wheth...

An event co-presented by ATARC and IRS with panels discussing: -Digitalization in Tax Administration -Modernizing Information Return Systems

It’s been more than 40 years since the last major revamp of the federal job classification system—before the internet and cell phones, let alone cloud services and data scientists. And in the wake of COVID-19, even employees in long-established roles are being forced to adapt to radically different working environments. The challenges for federal agencies are massive -- but so too are the opportunities to reimagine roles within the...

The way we work will never be the same because of the personal, professional, and cultural changes brought by COVID-19. The Department of Defense has greatly expanded telework capability for millions of workers, deploying a variety of tools. DOD officials are creating a much more robust, enhanced teleworking capability, providing new services and collaboration tools to meet the requirements of a remote workforce. Additionally, the DOD has deve...

The government contracting environment has been rocked by two watershed events – the COVID-19 pandemic and the nation’s reaction to the murder of George Floyd. In this WT Power Breakfast, we’ll look at the early lessons learned from COVID-19 and the challenges that companies, customers and employees have faced. Leading executives will share how they have adapted to managing and supporting remote workers as well as how they ha...