Case Study
Department of Customs and Border Protection Transforms Employee Mobility
Department of Customs and Border Protection T ransforms Employee Mobility Workplace boundaries are changing. Today’s employees are on the go, creating a new focus on reducing infrastructure costs. Even the nation’s capital is getting on board: Since 2013, the U.S. government has mandated that federal agencies maintain their existing leased square footage (called the “Freeze the Footprint” policy) and, where possible, take steps to reduce it to save on rent (one of the biggest expenses at any organization), building materials, energy usage, operational expenses and other costs. Permission for employees to telework is also now part of U.S. law, signed into action with the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010. Because of these shifts and directives, the Department of Customs and