{"id":24809,"date":"2023-09-25T20:23:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T20:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/25\/cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency-curbs-telework\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:07:27","slug":"cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency-curbs-telework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2023\/09\/25\/cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency-curbs-telework\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency curbs telework"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that leads the government\u2019s response to digital threats, will require employees in Washington, D.C. to increase in-office work <\/a>in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A source familiar with the decision said employees in the capital region will be working onsite twice per biweekly pay period come Jan. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[The Office of Management and Budget] recently released guidance encouraging federal agencies to consider the balance between in-person work and remote work in the context of organizational health and performance,\u201d a spokesperson said in a statement to Federal Times. \u201cGiven CISA\u2019s critical mission as the nation\u2019s cyber defense agency and national coordinator for critical infrastructure security and resilience, and the recognition that the national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, CISA will continue the transition to a strong hybrid posture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come January, local remote work positions are also being reconsidered for telework classification. Remote workers outside of the national capital region are not affected by the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spokesperson said the agency will seek to strike an \u201cimportant\u201d balance between an environment that enhances productivity and accounts for employees\u2019 wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, CISA Director Jen Easterly said during the pandemic, the agency transitioned 2,400 employees <\/a>to remote work. In 2020, the agency was also responsible for issuing guidance<\/a> to federal agencies to help their remote workers continue cybersecurity best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal employees at other agencies are being given similar edicts by their departmental leadership, with many mandates taking effect this fall. The White House has said it expects agencies to naturally increase their in-person work where feasible, though how agencies configure work schedules is up to them and the unions who demand to bargain them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, lawmakers in Congress have said they are frustrated by agencies\u2019 patchy reports on how many employees are still working from home, with another House Oversight committee hearing scheduled for Sept. 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\t