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WFH Will Likely Increase in This Large Sector Once the Pandemic Ends

While there were telework programs before the pandemic, one observer thinks it will take off now.

By Les Shaver | February 04, 2021 at 07:54 AM

It’s often said that the federal government is slower to move than the private sector. But coming out of COVID-19, even government workers may find themselves working from home a lot more than they were before.

Kurt Stout, executive vice president, Government Solutions at Colliers International, doesn’t think the pandemic will necessarily drive space decisions for the federal sector in the future. But he does believe it will change work-from-home policies for the federal workforce, which has an estimated 2.1 million civilian workers, according to an October 2020 report from the Office of Management and Budget.

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