I know many federal agencies have been getting some great candidates due to their remote friendly work policies. I’ve heard it from several high level friends a

I know many federal agencies have been getting some great candidates due to their remote friendly work policies. I’ve heard it from several high level friends at different agencies. The biggest problem I’ve heard of is some of the old guard management who don’t get how to manage remote employees and are focused on the awareness of the activities of their employees instead of the agencies goals and outcomes — which is kind of what this bill represents. There are federal agencies that “get it” and are really embracing their new reality. I think “operation overlord” bills like this really could hurt Federal recruiting work, as witnessed by some of the comments already here on HN about government jobs. Even introducing this bill is doing damage to government recruiting, and it’s a shame. New management skills are required to run remote friendly organizations, and flexible work is clearly a if not the future of work. The old 20th century “here’s how much you have to suffer to make a living” models are going out the window, and it’s time to embrace the new culture including exploring and expanding new ways to measure true productivity, which ultimately lies at the heart of this debate.