“The Trump administration issued new guidance late Tuesday evening calling on agencies to “minimize face-to-face interactions” to combat the novel coronavirus, while ensuring the government continues to function.”
“Acting Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought sent memoranda to heads of departments and agencies to supplement President Trump’s new guidelines on how to slow the spread of the outbreak. Within the next two days, all agencies must review and modify their coronavirus policies. Also, agency leaders must ensure they are able to deliver mission critical functions and other essential government services (such as border protection, postal delivery, air traffic control, medical services and tax collection), he said…”
“The memo calls for maximum use of telework for employees and contractors, re-prioritization of non-mission critical services, communication with customers about potentially delayed services, and streamlining of regulations to approve critical services where appropriate. It also directs agencies to take steps to ensure employees infected with the virus or those most vulnerable don’t enter federal facilities and more…” Read the full article here.
Source: New White House Guidance Says Agencies Should ‘Minimize Face-to-Face Interactions’ – By Courtney Bublé, March 18, 2020. Nextgov.
