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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.
What tech employees want
January 4, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Many of the nation’s leading technology companies -- and major competitors with the federal government for staff -- were among the leaders on a list of the top 50 companies to work for in 2013. Some of the top perks that draw and keep employees at top companies like Facebook ...
Experienced IT workers in high demand in 2013
January 4, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
There is little doubt that demand for skilled information technology workers will remain strong in the new year, with nearly two-thirds of hiring managers and recruiters saying their companies or clients will likely add new technology workers in the first six months of 2013, according to a recent survey by ...
Should you be forced to turn off your work email after hours?
January 3, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Late last month, I wrote about some of the potential downsides to teleworking, particularly when it comes to work-life balance. And as workers kick off their 2013 round of career resolutions, it’s interesting to see that some companies are making at least one resolution for their workers as well: turn ...
Fed pay limbo could scare off IT workers
January 2, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
Congressional leaders on Tuesday reached a deal that averts the fiscal cliff and postpones automatic spending cuts, but federal employee pay and benefits still lie in limbo – an issue that could have a particular impact on the recruitment and retention of IT workers in the coming year. Last week, ...
Teleworkers say they work harder than office-bound peers, but some doubt it
December 21, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
On Wednesday, I wrote about a recent report by researchers at the University of Texas that found some potential downsides to telework -- particularly that employees who work remotely are working more hours than their in-office counterparts. Specifically, the study found that most of the 30 percent of respondents who ...
Is telework too much work?
December 19, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
Several studies have pointed to the potential benefits of telework, such as increased work-life balance, the ability to maintain continuity of operations in the face of a natural disaster or other emergency situation, improved employee productivity and reduced vehicle carbon emissions on the environment. But a new study by the ...
How tech can help retiring feds pass along their wisdom
December 18, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
Keeping with the annual trend, the Office of Personnel Management is projecting large numbers of federal employees will retire at the start of the new year. And with federal retirements on the rise overall, agencies would be wise to prioritize knowledge transfer from their experienced Baby Boomers to tech-savvy new ...
Tech companies top list of best places to work
December 17, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
Last week, we learned that federal employee job satisfaction has dropped 5 percent since 2011, the largest year-to-year change since 2003, according to the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. At the same time, some parts of government – such ...
GSA Offers Online Training in Conference Etiquette
December 17, 2012 This year has not brought the most positive of headlines for the General Services Administration, particularly after revelations agency officials spent excessively at an over-the-top Las Vegas training conference that featured a mind reader, bicycle giveaways and extravagant receptions. But now the agency is using that “mistake” as a catalyst ...
GSA offers online training in conference etiquette
December 14, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
This year has not brought the most positive of headlines for the General Services Administration, particularly after the revelation in the spring that agency officials had spent excessively at an over-the-top Las Vegas training conference that featured mind readers, bicycle giveaways and extravagant receptions. But now the agency is using ...
