The United States Office of Personnel Management last week urged agencies to prepare to allow federal employees to telework — that is, work remotely. This came on the heels of the Department of Homeland Security closing its facilities in Washington state after learning an employee had visited the Life Care facility in the city of Kirkland, which is ground zero for the state’s COVID-19 outbreak. Federal employees were told to self-quarantine for two weeks, and the DHS building is being disinfected.
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COVID-19 and Computer Security, Part 1: Telecommuting Risks
Posted by: Peter Suciu March 12, 2020 10:33 AMThe United States Office of Personnel Management last week urged agencies to prepare to allow federal employees to telework — that is, work remotely. This came on the heels of the Department of Homeland Security closing its facilities in Washington state after learning an employee had visited the Life Care facility in the city of Kirkland, which is ground zero for the state’s COVID-19 outbreak. Federal employees were told to self-quarantine for two weeks, and the DHS building is being disinfected.