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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.
Ten Tips to Attract the 'Sheldons' to Your Agency
May 15, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
The federal government already holds many of the tools it needs to effectively recruit, hire and retain many of our nation’s smartest and most highly-skilled workers – those in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medical fields. Agencies just need to leverage those tools more effectively, according to a new report. ...
OPM Advertises Vacant CIO Position
May 15, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
The Office of Personnel Management is accepting applications for its vacant Chief Information Officer position. According to a post on USAJOBS.com, OPM is accepting applications through May 30 for the CIO position at their Washington, D.C. headquarters. The selected candidate will join the Senior Executive Service, with a salary ranging ...
Demand for IT Grads Is Driving Up Supply, Study Finds
May 14, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
The high demand for information technology professionals is driving up the number of college students pursuing IT-related degrees, according to a new report. The “American Tech Talent Crunch,” released Tuesday by IT jobs website Dice.com, found that 43,072 IT-related bachelor degrees and 37,677 associates degrees were conferred in 2011, jumping ...
Telework Honor Roll
May 13, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Six federal agencies and one state agency received awards late last month for excellence in telework programs and mobility. The 8th annual Tele-Vision Awards, run by Mobile Work Exchange, recognized public sector telework and mobility programs, including agency accomplishments and individual contributions to supporting a mobile workforce. Unlike past years, ...
FEMA Ramps Up Telework, Mobility
May 10, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Mobility is part of the mission at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and now leaders are taking it to the next level, radically transforming the workplace with a focus on technology. FEMA is embracing a mobility strategy that emphasizes modern workspaces, telework and hoteling -- an unassigned seating arrangment -- ...
Are Tech Gadgets Killing Workplace Etiquette?
May 9, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
While tech gadgets have been touted to make the workforce more flexible and collaborative, they also may be contributing to a decline in workplace etiquette, a new survey suggests. A survey of more than 2,300 CIOs in the United States by Robert Half Technology found that 64 percent believe the ...
CIOs Say They Want Creative Employees, But Most Rate Their Own Staffs Poorly
May 8, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Budget cuts and pay freezes are forcing many federal IT employees to retire or leave their jobs, causing major challenges with the IT talent pool, according to a new survey. In addition, 72 percent of CIOs said creativity and innovation are critical skills in the federal workplace, but only 14 ...
Federal Agencies Start to Lose Competitive Edge for Cyber Workers
May 7, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Salaries for federal information security workers are beginning to lag behind those received by their private sector counterparts, an issue that could impact agencies that already are facing challenges in recruiting, hiring and retaining in-demand cyber talent, according to a new report. The government-specific results of the Global Information Security ...
Study Predicts BYOD Boom by 2016
May 6, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
A recent Telework Week report indicated that bring-your-own-device, or BYOD, programs have yet to fully take hold in the federal government, even though many employees are pressing to use their own smartphones and tablets for work. That may soon change: A new analysis predicts more than one-third of organizations will ...
Top Tech Skills for 2013
May 6, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
The unemployment rate for technology professionals was 3.5 percent in the first quarter of 2013, and clearly, IT pros with certain experience are in high demand. What skills are hiring managers most looking for? A new analysis by Dice.com found that Java is the top skill hiring managers are searching ...
