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Brittany Ballenstedt
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Brittany Ballenstedt writes Nextgov's Wired Workplace blog, which delves into the issues facing employees who work in the federal information technology sector. Before joining Nextgov, Brittany covered federal pay and benefits issues as a staff correspondent for Government Executive and served as an associate editor for National Journal's Technology Daily. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Mansfield University and originally hails from Pennsylvania. She currently lives near Travis Air Force Base, Calif., where her husband is stationed.
App developers and other techs poised to make more money next year
December 6, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
Federal employees are unlikely to see a pay raise above 0.5 percent next year, if they receive one at all. But information technology employees with skills in one of several areas will be in high demand in the coming year and could see significantly higher salaries as a result. According ...
The four-hour work week fantasy
December 5, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
The Social Media Explorer blog had some interesting thoughts on Tuesday about the future of work and the desires of younger, digital native workers to shift to ideas like the 4-hour workweek. “I think there is a whole new workforce that is coming to life that a lot of our ...
Survey raises some red flags about management fellows program
December 3, 2012
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The federal government each year recruits and hires roughly 400 graduate students in areas ranging from IT to acquisition to human resources to participate in two-year fellowships as part of the Presidential Management Fellows program. So how satisfied are these young workers with their federal job experience? According to a ...
HR and Legal Implications of BYOD
December 3, 2012 More than half of federal information workers use their personal smartphones for work purposes, even though agencies have not fully fleshed out their BYOD or “bring your own device" policies, according to a new report by Forrester Research and Cisco. Most government organizations issue mobile phones and laptops to employees: ...
Beyond security: HR and legal departments also have BYOD concerns
November 30, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
More than half of federal information workers use their personal smartphones for work purposes, even though agencies have not fully fleshed out their BYOD or “bring your own device" policies, according to a new report by Forrester Research and Cisco. Most government organizations issue mobile phones and laptops to employees: ...
Foundation offers $120,000 in information security scholarships
November 29, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
Students, graduate students and post-graduate students will soon have the opportunity to apply for various scholarships to further their careers in the field of information security. The (ISC)2 Foundation announced last week that its 2013 scholarship application period will open on Jan. 1 and will run through March 31. The ...
Feds say innovation is seldom encouraged or rewarded
November 28, 2012
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Technology and other innovations -- such as cloud computing and telework -- have dramatically changed the way federal employees perform their jobs. But when it comes to finding new and innovative ways of doing business in government, most federal employees lack the appropriate incentives and support, according to survey results ...
Pay freezes, job cuts and tight budgets hurt feds’ job satisfaction
November 27, 2012
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Federal employees are more satisfied this year than they were in 2011 with agency telework programs. But that’s about the only area where they are more satisfied when it comes to their pay, benefits and job satisfaction, in large part thanks to pay freezes, job cuts and tightening budgets, according ...
Teleworkers report higher job satisfaction than peers who work on site
November 26, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
Telework has grown dramatically across the federal government, and thus far, it’s having a positive impact. Teleworkers at all pay levels say they experience higher engagement and job satisfaction, according to the results of the 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. The survey, released last week by the Office of Personnel ...
James Bond and the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Experts
November 26, 2012 I was able to get out of the house over the weekend to see the 23rd installment in the James Bond series: Skyfall. While my colleague Ross wrote an excellent post on Nextgov's Tech Insider last week about the real-world implications of the film, I couldn’t help but wonder if ...
