R 061848Z JUL 12

ALCOAST 322/12
COMDTNOTE 12300
SUBJ: TELEWORK TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS
A. The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, PL 111-292, 9 December 2010
B. Coast Guard Telecommuting Program, COMDTINST 12630.1 (series)
1.  Ref A seeks to provide a valuable tool to meet mission
objectives, enhance work life balance, and improve the continuity of
operations during emergency situations.  Ref B constitutes current
Coast Guard telework policy guidance for active duty military and
civilian employees.
2.  DHS Under Secretary for Management, Rafael Borras, stated in a 6
June 2011 memorandum to all DHS employees, the importance of
maximizing the availability of telework opportunities for all DHS
employees without diminishing employee performance or agency
operations.
3.  IAW Ref A, eligible employees and supervisors of employees,
interested in establishing a telework agreement after 9 December 2010
(for both routine or situational telework) must complete: a telework
agreement, a sample agreement is available at
https://cgportal.uscg.mil/CTL/1QK6FTS, and training courses: Telework
101 for Employees, and Telework 101 for Managers, on the CG Portal
Learning Management System, in the Human Resources catalog:
https://elearning.uscg.mil/catalog.  These courses, developed by the
Office of Personnel Management and the General Services
Administration, meet the interactive training requirements of Ref A.
Training is encouraged for employees teleworking prior to 9 December
2010, and their supervisors, but is not mandatory.  Additional
training resources are available at
https://cgportal.uscg.mil/delivery/Satellite/Trained/Skillport,
search telework.
4.  You will find current Coast Guard telework policy guidance that
applies to all military and civilian employees as well as links to a
list of Coast Guard telework coordinators, and other telework-related
resources on the Civilian Human Resources Telework webpage:
http://www.uscg.mil/civilianhr/benefits/telework.asp.  Bargaining
unit employees, and supervisors of bargaining unit employees, should
also refer to any applicable negotiated bargaining agreement
provisions related to telework requirements.
5.  Civilian employees who telework are reminded to document their
telework hours using the correct timecard transaction in WebTA.
Procedures for documenting telework in WebTA are located on the
Civilian HR webpage at: https://cgportal.uscg.mil/CTL/QKBTB6.
Employees on a fixed telework schedule should update their WebTA
default schedule to reduce manual data entry.  Contact your
default schedule to reduce manual data entry.  Contact your
timekeeper for more information.
6.  For more information, contact your command/unit telework
coordinator, https://cgportal.uscg.mil/CTL/1CASEIF, or Mr. Ron
Coleman, HR Specialist, Office of Civilian Human Resources at
ron.b.coleman(at)uscg.mil, (202) 475-5321.
7.  Curtis B. Odom, Director of Civilian Human Resources, Leadership
and Diversity, sends.
8.  Internet release authorized.