As for the construction, NFFE 858 and RMA have agreed to promote telework above normal allowances in order to avoid the disturbances.  I believe everyone has already seen emails and/or had meetings with supervisors over the guidelines, but as a general rule, if you are losing productivity due to construction, you can probably telework extra.  Ask your manager first and they will probably allow it within reason, however if you feel it is disallowed unjustly, find a Union rep and we can make sure the proper rules are followed.

As for actually moving, your manager should inform you of specific time-lines of when and where you should go.  The building staff is trying to provide rolling bins to employees to ease the transfer of personal files and belongings, yet not all of them have arrived, so some employees may need to use cardboard boxes in the meantime.  I would suggest those of you who have accumulated large amounts of ‘stuff’ to begin packing sooner rather than later.  If anyone is physically unable to move their belongings from cube to cube, the building does have labor on staff to assist.  Let your manager know and they should be able to route the request.  There is no assisted labor for packing, however office peers probably can give a helping hand if asked, and I will be more the willing to assist if needed.

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Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director John Berry introduced this week his plan to jumpstart agency telework programs, giving tens of thousands of federal employees the opportunity to work from home. Today, only five percent of the 1.9 million workers employed by the federal government telework.

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