From Telework slowly catching on, officials say By Daniel Pulliam (GovExec, Dec. 15, 2004):

'William M. Mularie, chief executive officer of the Telework Consortium, a Herndon, Va.-based nonprofit partnership that attempts to make telework more available to workers, said agencies' rules need to change.

'"It's very difficult to change culture," Mularie said. "Our job is to show that it is possible."

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'The cost for agencies to equip employees with the ability to telework by video could range around $2,500, which would include a quality computer and a $100 video camera. Mularie said he believes agencies would make up that amount in less than a year.

'"What we're trying to do is to induce OPM, which is given the job of writing telework regulations, to take a look at what you can do now with technology," Mularie said. "The rules should change to reflect the technology, and it's going to have to come from changing legislation."'

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