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OMB Memorandum M-20-13

Updated Guidance on Telework Flexibilities in Response to Coronavirus

Office of Management and Budget (Acting Director Russell T. Vought) · United States (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
5 U.S.C. ch. 65 (Telework Enhancement Act of 2010); Executive Office of the President direction to agency heads
Issued
2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020
Effective
2020-03-12
End
Superseded in practice by M-20-15 (Mar. 15, 2020) and M-20-16 (Mar. 17, 2020) (read as 2020-03-15)
In force
Mar. 12, 2020 to Mar. 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Telework mandateWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • heads of executive departments and agencies
Functions reached
  • CS federal client sites
  • PJ federal projects
  • BD federal procurement meetings
Collection
Professional and Information Services SEC-12

Operative words

Agencies are also encouraged to extend telework flexibilities more broadly to employees who are at higher risk as identified by the CDC and not telework-eligible.

Enforcement

Executive direction to agencies; binding on agency operations

Notes

First federal telework directive; the root of the closure of federal counterparties to in-person professional-services work