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Boldly Go Where No Fed's Gone Before
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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.
CIOs Aren't Expecting to Grow Their Staffs This Spring
March 19, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Most chief information officers are planning to hire IT staff this spring, but that does not mean the number of IT jobs is on the rise. The majority of CIOs say they’re not expecting to add new jobs, but rather planning to fill existing IT positions that open up in ...
Are You More Productive With a Tablet?
March 18, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Tablets are becoming more and more popular at work, but do these tools really make employees more productive? A new post on GovLoop looks to get to the bottom of that question and whether agencies should supply tablets to their workforces or allow employees to bring their own devices. A ...
Telework Bans Don't Address the Problem
March 15, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Late last month, Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer announced that, as of June, the company’s employees generally will be banned from teleworking. Electronics store Best Buy last week followed suit by announcing it would cancel its flexible work arrangement, known as the Results Only Work Environment, or ROWE. Those decisions ...
Do Recent College Grads Abuse Technology? HR Pros Think So
March 14, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Entry-level workers not only continue to bring a sense of entitlement into the workplace; nearly half also abuse information technology in some way. That’s the assessment of a new report by the Center for Professional Excellence at York College of Pennsylvania, which conducts an annual survey of human resources professionals ...
What Keeps IT Workers Up at Night?
March 13, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Bureau of Labor Statistics data paint a positive employment picture for most information technology workers, but many still have some concerns when it comes to their careers in 2013. The biggest concerns among tech workers: finding an appropriate position for their skill sets and keeping their tech skills up-to-date. According ...
Do a 'Unified Workspace' and Mobility Mix?
February 28, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Federal agencies increasingly are looking to allow employees to work on any device, at any location and at any time. A new report by GovLoop and Cisco touts the benefits of creating a unified workspace and provides some recommendations as agencies implement bring your own device, or BYOD, strategies, virtualization ...
Agencies Balance Mobility and Cost Savings With Security
February 26, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
With the expansion of telework across the federal government, agencies are looking to new trends this year to both cut costs and make the workforce more mobile. “Organizations are looking at serious budget constraints and trying to figure out where do I save anything from a budget and IT perspective,” ...
Cybersecurity Staffing Shortages Create Economic Ripple Effect
February 25, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
The expansion of new methods of working -- like bring your own device, cloud computing and social media -- is changing the ways federal agencies and other organizations do business. At the same time, security surrounding these emerging technologies is a major concern, a problem that is compounded by a ...
Telework Week Participation Skyrockets
February 22, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
This year’s Telework Week is just nine days away, and already the event has drawn significantly more participation than last year’s event. Mobile Work Exchange announced this week that more than 97,000 employees have said they will work remotely as part of its annual Telework Week event, which runs March ...
DHS Wants to Help You Become a Cybersecurity Fed
February 22, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
The Homeland Security Department has launched a new online resource that makes cybersecurity career and training information more readily available to federal employees and the public. The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies website is part of an effort to elevate cybersecurity awareness as well as educate the government ...
