Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-110

§6505 Telework Managing Officer

Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart E — Attendance and Leave › CHAPTER 65 — TELEWORK › § 6505

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Heads of each executive agency must pick an employee to be the Telework Managing Officer. That person should work in the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer or a similar human resources office. The Telework Managing Officer must run telework policy and make sure it is put into practice. They must advise agency leaders (including the Chief Human Capital Officer), help managers and employees, be the agency’s main telework contact with the Office of Personnel Management, and do other assigned tasks. They must be a senior official with direct access to the agency head. A person may hold another agency job while serving in this role.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §6505

Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Designation.—
The head of each executive agency shall designate an employee of the agency as the Telework Managing Officer. The Telework Managing Officer shall be established within the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer or a comparable office with similar functions.
(b)Duties.—
The Telework Managing Officer shall—
(1)be devoted to policy development and implementation related to agency telework programs;
(2)serve as—
(A)an advisor for agency leadership, including the Chief Human Capital Officer;
(B)a resource for managers and employees; and
(C)a primary agency point of contact for the Office of Personnel Management on telework matters; and
(3)perform other duties as the applicable delegating authority may assign.
(c)Status Within Agency.—
The Telework Managing Officer of an agency shall be a senior official of the agency who has direct access to the head of the agency.
(d)Rule of Construction Regarding Status of Telework Managing Officer.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an individual who holds another office or position in an agency from serving as the Telework Managing Officer for the agency under this chapter.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 6505

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110