Life in the Fast Lane...for once.

Living in Washington for the past 15 years, it's all too obvious to me how slow moving this government town can be.  We've long been teased for being behind the times in all sorts of arenas from fashion and nightlife to technology adoption. But recently, the House of Representatives put the government in the role of potential trend setter on an issue near and dear to my heart.

The House recently passed the Telework Bill which enables qualified government employees to work from home two days every two weeks. Now, on its' way to becoming a law, its' next stop is at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. (If you want to know more about this process you can click here to check out The school house rock version of How a Bill Becomes a Law). 

 
This is an amazing bill not only because the merits of telecommuting are many and far reaching, but should this bill become law, it will go a long way to help reshape the reputation of telecommuting from something that is reserved for a few select professions, to something that really can be implemented widely and successfully.  Of course, since it's the government, many checks and balances are built in to ensure this is the case.  I'm looking forward to those annual reports.