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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.
It’s not too early to sign up for Telework Week 2013
December 10, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
Yesterday marked the two-year anniversary of the signing of the 2010 Telework Enhancement Act. Telework Exchange announced Monday that it has launched Telework Week 2013, a global initiative that encourages federal agencies and state and local governments to pledge to telework from March 4-8. The week-long event enables agencies to ...
The Four-Hour Workweek Fantasy
December 10, 2012 The Social Media Explorer blog had some interesting thoughts on 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 ‘corporate’ employers ...
Telework milestones
December 7, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
This weekend marks two important milestones for federal telework. The first takes place on Friday, the deadline for agencies to submit data on their telework programs to the Office of Personnel Management. The second milestone comes on Sunday, the two-year anniversary of the Telework Enhancement Act being signed into law. ...
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
FROM NEXTGOV
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
FROM NEXTGOV
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 ...
