March 2022: The new data, from a survey fielded by gov tech vendor Springbrook Software, gives a fresh and unique perspective on the number of public servants still working remotely two years into the pandemic.
When workers across the country went home en masse two years ago this month, surely few thought they would still be working from home today.
And yet many still are — including a decent chunk of local government agencies where nearly everyone is still teleworking, according to a new survey from Springbrook Software, a financial tech provider for local government. The number has fallen over time, but the stubbornly high rates emphasize the persistence of COVID-19, even now surging in some parts of the world as cases fall in the U.S.