From Government Executive:
The Social Security Administration is at risk of “losing many staff in the near term” in part as a result of the decision to largely ban telework across government, the Government Accountability Office said in a new reportFriday.
According to GAO, telework had already been in decline at SSA when President Trump returned to the White House and issued a presidential memorandum banning telework in most instances in the federal workplace. …
Among those survey respondents stating that they planned to leave in the next year, almost half indicated that their respective work units’ telework or remote work options influenced their intent to leave the organization,” GAO wrote. “SSA officials told us these staff were likely considering leaving for more work or remote work opportunities, citing employee exit survey results and anecdotal discussions with managers . . . As a result, SSA was at risk of skills gaps in key occupations.” …
Throughout the report, GAO describes efforts by SSA leadership to downplay the impact of telework on its recruitment and retention issues, only to be contradicted by interviews with frontline workers, who stressed the importance of the workplace flexibility. …
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