OMB Memorandum M-20-16

The record

Jurisdiction

United States

Level

Federal

Authority

Executive Office of the President direction; Presidential National Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020)

Issued

2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020

Effective

2020-03-17 (agencies to implement within 48 hours) (read as 2020-03-17)

End

Operating posture until M-20-23 (Apr. 20, 2020) gating; maximum telework persisted through 2020 (read as 2020-04-20)

In force

Mar. 17, 2020 to Apr. 20, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateWorkplace rulesOther

Addressees

• heads of executive departments and agencies
• federal contractors and visitors (through agency policies)

Functions reached

• CS federal client sites closed to visitors
• PJ federal projects postponed or curtailed
• BD in-person procurement contact
• DC on-site IT work at federal facilities

Collection

Professional and Information Services SEC-12

Operative words

Maximize telework across the nation for the Federal workforce (including mandatory telework, if necessary), while maintaining mission-critical workforce needs;... Assess professional services and labor contracts to extend telework flexibilities to contract workers wherever feasible;... Non-mission-critical functions that cannot be performed remotely or that require in-person interactions may be postponed or significantly curtailed.

Enforcement

Notes