1 November 2002 Mr.
James E. Rogan, Esq. Dear
Director Rogan: I
am writing on behalf of IEEE-USA to commend the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office for conducting its recent telecommuting pilot project.
We encourage the PTO to adopt a permanent telecommuting program and expand
the criteria for participation to make it more flexible and inclusive.
There is a significant number of engineers and computer scientists with
relevant expertise who would consider employment opportunities with the
Patent Office if they had the flexibility to work from locations other
than Washington, DC. The Patent Office would not only benefit from
their technical knowledge, but greater reliance on telecommuting workers
would also help promote use of information technologies, systems, and
tools that will make the patent process more effective and efficient for
inventors. These benefits are in addition to the general benefits
associated with telecommuting, which include reduced office occupancy
expenses, increased productivity, improved worker motivation,
organizational flexibility, resilience against external disruption of
services, and societal benefits such as reduced traffic congestion and
related environmental impacts. IEEE-USA believes that an expanded telecommuting option would help make those opportunities more attractive, especially for our members with the requisite electrical engineering and computer-related sought by PTO. Please let me know if there is anything that we can do to assist the PTO in this regard. Sincerely, LeEarl A. Bryant, P.E. | Top of Page | Policy Log | Public Policy Forum | IEEE-USA | Last Update:
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