Telework Reform Act of 2025

The Telework Reform Act of 2025 would establish new requirements for how federal agencies manage employee telework arrangements. Under the bill, telework agreements would be limited to one-year periods and reviewed annually. Agencies would need to establish systems to verify that employees work only at approved locations and clarify how telework can be restricted due to performance or disciplinary issues. The bill would also require the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidelines protecting information security during telework.

The bill would authorize federal agencies to hire qualified veterans, military spouses, and spouses of law enforcement officers directly into remote telework positions without going through the standard competitive hiring process. The hiring authority for spouses of law enforcement officers would operate as a seven-year pilot program. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office would be required to study how quickly federal agencies process constituent services and compare current processing times to average times from 2019.

If enacted, these changes could affect millions of federal employees and the public's experience with government services. The bill is currently in committee and has not yet been voted on by the full Senate.