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Contractors Need Federal Guidance For Telework, PSC Chief Berteau Says

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 19th, 2020

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Contractors Need Federal Guidance For Telework, PSC Chief Berteau Says

David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council. Photo: PSC

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) needs to issue comprehensive guidance to government contracting officers authorizing them to allow federal contractors to telework on the contracts they support during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a group that lobbies on behalf of government contractors. Guidance this week issued by the Office of Personnel Management and OBM on teleworking applies only to federal civilian employees and uniformed personnel, David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council (PSC),…

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