WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced H.R. 139, the Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems (SHOW UP) Act, to prevent the Biden Administration from cementing pandemic-era telework policies for the federal workforce until it provides Congress with a viable plan to avoid the negative impacts of remote work. He also sent a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan about whistleblower reports revealing she spends most of her time working remotely rather than in Washington, D.C.
said Chairman James Comer.
Committee Republicans have received whistleblower reports revealing the GSA Administrator spent most of her time working in a location other than Washington D.C. Chairman Comer is calling on Administrator Carnahan to provide information to determine whether these reports are accurate, and if so, understand the reason behind the routine absences.
The federal government’s expansion of telework during the pandemic has delayed critical assistance to veterans, tax refunds, passport applications, and other basic services. The SHOW UP Act will require federal agencies to return to their pre-pandemic telework policies so that employees will be in-person. The bill also requires federal agencies to complete and submit to Congress studies detailing how pandemic-era telework levels impacted their missions.
Original cosponsors of the SHOW UP Act include Representatives Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), and Michael Cloud (R-Texas).
Bill text can be found HERE.
The letter to GSA Administrator Carnahan can be found here.
