Despite being one of the leading agencies in embracing telework, officials acknowledge on the record that telework and other policies are being reevaluated after significant changes at DISA this year. The agency underwent a major reorganization that wrapped up in January, and in July, LTG Alan Lynn took over as DISA director. In August, Maj Gen Sarah Zabel was named vice director.

"It is not uncommon for organizational policies to be reviewed when changes in leadership and/or structure occur; DISA has experienced both this year. Accordingly, DISA is in the process of reviewing its current telework policy," DISA spokeswoman Alana Johnson said in an emailed statement. "The revision process is still ongoing and no final decision has been made on how the telework policy will be changed, if at all. When the review process is complete the outcome will be announced to the workforce through official channels. Any discussion prior to that point is pre-decisional."

But off the record, DISA employees have said that they expect telework opportunities to be reduced, a change resulting from the new leadership.

According to Federal News Radio, a draft memo would cut the number of telework days from the current three days per week to a maximum of two days per week, and supervisors would be restricted to one day per week. The choice of telework days would also change, with employees no longer permitted to telework on both Friday and Monday – at least one day would have to be mid-week.

The draft policy also states that telework "may be authorized for new employees at the discretion of the supervisor following a minimum six-month review period."

DISA instituted policies when the agency in 2011 relocated from three separate Virginia offices to the current headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland. At the time, telework was credited with the agency retaining many of its more than 4,000 employees, and roughly 60 percent of personnel teleworked to some degree.

The memo does include language noting that the agency remains committed to teleworking though, and Johnson reiterated as much in her statement.

"DISA has always been a leading proponent of telework and will continue to actively promote and implement a strong and productive telework program," she said. "As a combat support agency, we have a critical and unparalleled mission to the warfighters around the world. We have to take care of the men and women at DISA so they can take care of the mission."

The draft telework policy currently is being reviewed with the employee unions, and supervisors will ultimately manage their sections according to policy, Johnson added.

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