EPA Authorizes Voluntary Telework For Most Agency Staff Until April 4

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is authorizing voluntary telework for all agency employees across the nation for the next four weeks, “consistent with operational needs of departments and agencies,” in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a move agency staff are greeting as welcome and overdue. Wheeler announced the move in a March 15 email to staff, ending days of uncertainty over the agency’s policy that had sparked concern in light of prior efforts by the Trump administration to discourage telework ...