Telework during a coronavirus outbreak? Not usually an option for classified federal workers




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Summary: Agencies are testing their telework programs to prepare for the possibility of a local coronavirus outbreak. But there's one portion of the federal workforce where telework is not an option. The Intelligence and National Security Alliance is looking for some reassurances from the intelligence community, that classified federal employees and contractors will be protected and will get paid if secure facilities are forced to close. For more, and why classified workers can't work from home, Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko spoke with INSA's vice president for policy, Larry Hanauer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices