Conventions Raise Commuting, Security Issues

The political conventions upcoming in Boston and New York provide opportunities for federal agencies there to increase telecommuting opportunities for their employees and to test their emergency preparedness plans, the Office of Personnel Management has told agencies in a memo. OPM noted that the main federal building in Boston is adjacent to the convention site, where public access will be restricted, and that while most New York federal offices are not in the restricted access zone around the convention site, many federal employees commute through it, holding the potential for commuting delays. OPM encouraged agencies to