Agency Chief Makes the Case for Teleworking

Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry sees great advantages to having federal workers stay home.

That wouldn’t mean taking the day off, however. Berry is an advocate of teleworking and is asking federal managers and employees to help sell the idea to skeptical managers and lawmakers.

Berry was making his pitch Thursday, the same day that Washington area commuters experienced 20-mile backups on Northern Virginia highways and road closures in downtown Washing...