by Shane Henson — May 14, 2012—Telework Exchange, a public-private partnership focused on demonstrating the tangible value of telework, recently announced the recipients of its Tele-Vision Awards, created to recognize excellence in government telework programs as well as agency accomplishments and individual contributions to telework success.
Through the awards, the organization hopes to increase awareness about the many benefits of allowing employees to work from home, which include less highway congestion; less electricity use and lower energy expenditures for companies with fewer employees working within the office; and, as employees working for both large and small companies have stressed, increased employee productivity.
An independent panel of judges composed of professionals from government and affiliate organizations with experience funding, implementing, managing, and maintaining telework programs for public-sector organizations selected the Telework Exchange 2012 Tele-Vision Award winners.
The award categories and winners are:
- Excellence in Telework Leadership: The U.S. Department of Agriculture for its USDA Telework Program;
- Innovative Technology to Support Telework Organization: The U.S. General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer, for its A3 (Any Device, Anywhere, Anytime) Strategy program;
- Largest Leap in Telework: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Management Directorate, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO), for its DHS OCAO Enhanced Telework Program;
- State and Local Government Telework Program: The Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries for its Continuity of Operations program;
- Mid-Atlantic Telework Advisory Council (MATAC) Telework Driver Award: William P. Milton Jr., Telework Managing Official, and Mika J. Cross, Telework Program Manager, within the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and
- Federal Telework Program Honorable Mention: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, for its U.S. Customs and Border Protection Telework Program, “The Telework Advantage.”
- Innovative Technology to Support Telework Organization: The U.S. General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer, for its A3 (Any Device, Anywhere, Anytime) Strategy program;
