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●● Significant strides were made in implementing
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12
(HSPD-12). In FY 2012, an additional 7,013 federal
government identification cards have been issued
as of September 30, 2012, bringing the total number
of cards issued to 9,024.
●● The USPTO’s emergency preparedness programs
were improved by the rollout of updated plans for
continuity of operations and emergency operations.
To further enhance its emergency preparedness
posture, Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)related
tabletop exercises were held with Business
Unit COOP managers, Emergency Response Group
personnel, and Reconstitution Team members.
Advancements in Telework
Telework at the USPTO continues to be a primary
corporate business strategy and the USPTO continues
to be a model for telework in the federal government.
More than 7,300 employees agency-wide are working
from home at least one day per week, translating to
66 percent of the USPTO workforce. This is an increase
of nearly 700 teleworking employees from last fiscal
year. Additionally, between the 4th Quarter of FY 2011
and the 4th Quarter of FY 2012, the percent of:
●● Positions eligible to telework decreased from
78 percent to 73 percent (+462 eligible positions
agency-wide) 1
FIGURE 28 USPTO Recycling Program at a Glance
●● Eligible employees teleworking increased from
83 percent to 86 percent (+695 teleworkers agencywide).
See Figure 29.
As part of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, the
USPTO was granted legislative authority to conduct the
federal government’s initial Telework Travel Expenses Test
Program. The Telework Enhancement Act Pilot Program
(TEAPP) allows employees to waive their right to travel
expenses for up to six annual mandatory trips back to
the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. Hoteling
(or full-time teleworking) employees may now elect,
voluntarily and for their own convenience, to live greater
than 50 miles from the USPTO campus, by becoming a
TEAPP participant and thereby effectively changing
their duty station. As of the end of the third quarter
FY 2012, 846 employees were participating in the TEAPP.
The map in Figure 30 shows where USPTO hoteling
employees, including TEAPP participants, are residing.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity
On October 1, 2010, the agency reorganized its operational
structure establishing the new Office of Equal
Employment Opportunity and Diversity (OEEOD) with
the goal of supporting an increasingly diverse
workforce. In FY 2012, the USPTO upgraded, recruited,
and filled the Director of OEEOD position at the SES
level. The Director of OEEOD reports directly to the
Under Secretary and Director and is a member of
the agency’s Executive Committee and Manage-
1 New patent hires are not eligible for at least two years for telework but there was still a net gain of total positions deemed eligible
agency-wide.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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