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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.
Tools for Engaging Employees
March 29, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
Are you a federal manager looking to engage your employees using online tools? The National Academy of Public Administration's Collaboration Project just released a new guide that compares 10 online tools for idea generation and provides guidance on what to consider when choosing a tool. "The plethora of platforms and ...
NASA For Hire
March 28, 2011 This column has been updated. NASA and the Office of Personnel Management are asking agencies to do their part in considering NASA's highly skilled technical workforce for open jobs across the federal government. The effort is to assist aerospace contractors at Kennedy Space Center who are impacted by the end ...
NASA For Hire
March 25, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
NASA and the Office of Personnel Management are asking agencies to do their part in considering NASA's highly skilled technical workforce for open jobs across the federal government. The effort is to assist aerospace contractors at Kennedy Space Center who are impacted by the end of the Space Shuttle program. ...
Telework Secrets
March 24, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
With the signing late last year of new telework legislation, federal agencies must expand telework opportunities for federal employees across government. So how can agencies go the extra mile to achieve that goal? The Partnership for Public Service on Thursday held an event to discuss how public and private sector ...
Slashing Retirement Benefits
March 23, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
A bill introduced last week by Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Richard Burr, R-N.C., would end the defined benefit pension of the Federal Employees Retirement System for new federal hires starting in 2013. The legislation (S. 644) -- the Public-Private Employee Retirement Parity Act -- would leave in place other ...
IT Salaries Down 3.2 Percent
March 22, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
The tough economy held salaries for IT professionals in check for the third straight year, with average salaries down 3.2 percent since 2010, according to a new survey by TechRepublic and Global Knowledge. The survey found that the average salary for IT professionals in 2011 was $79,579, down 3.2 percent ...
Personal Technology at Work
March 21, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
Earlier this month, federal CIO Vivek Kundra spoke about a future where federal employees could forgo a work phone and laptop and do all of their work using their personal technology. Now, a new survey by Unisys and IDC finds that 95 percent of IT workers already use their own ...
Program Manager Class
March 21, 2011 Program management is classified as an official career field for federal information technology positions in a new draft proposal issued by the Office of Personnel Management. The draft standard defines IT program management as "work that involves managing one or more large information technology program(s) to provide products and/or services." ...
OPM Defines IT Program Managers
March 18, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
Program management is classified as an official career field for federal information technology positions in a new draft proposal issued by the Office of Personnel Management. The draft standard defines IT program management as "work that involves managing one or more large information technology program(s) to provide products and/or services." ...
Mobile Government Challenges
March 16, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
GovLoop last week held a web-based training session on common mobile challenges at federal agencies that featured the State Department's Gary Galloway and Microsoft's Steve White. GovLoop is now sharing some of the poll results from its training session. Of those who participated, 60 percent were end users who want ...
