As the second largest employer in Maine, we are in a position to be a leader in workplace innovation, environmental stewardship, and economic development. After many years of contemplating the viability and possibility of remote work for State employees, at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, a large portion of the State’s workforce was moved to ad hoc telework, accelerating us past mere contemplation of telework to full implementation – including an evaluation of the impact of telework for both operations and employees. An ongoing and thoughtful conversation about telework is certain to unfold as we continue to process the unexpected lessons of the pandemic telework experience.