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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.
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NASA’s JPL Is the Only Agency on a New Top IT Employer List
Should your agency have ranked?
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Training Key to Federal IT Reform
Government IT workers say training would boost their confidence in making better IT decisions.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Mobility and Shrinking the Real Estate Footprint
Getting rid of unused office space could save the federal government billions of dollars annually, report says.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Twelve Agencies Seek to Hire Virtual Interns This Summer
The initiative aims to promote innovation and bring in new ideas at no cost to the participating agency.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Tech Pros Demand Higher Starting Salaries
Specialized skill sets allow candidates to be choosy when presented with a job offer.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Upside to Shrinking Budgets? Innovation.
Federal belt-tightening has seen some positive outcomes.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Lack of Telework Opportunities Makes Government Lose Out on Top Hires
Employees leave when agencies cannot offer flexible work arrangements, study finds.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Streamlined Hiring Key for Attracting IT Pros
The laborious federal hiring process often means the public sector misses out on great talent.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Agencies Graded B- on Mobility
Many federal managers say their agencies aren't taking full advantage of mobile technologies, study finds.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Should Federal Personnel Reform Start With IT?
Or do past project failures still have you reeling against any personnel reform?
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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What the University of the Future Will Look Like
Tomorrow's higher-education institutions will be accessible, flexible, innovative and job-focused, emphasizing lifelong learning.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Survey: Up to 70 Percent of Government IT Staff Will Depart Within 5 Years
The top workforce challenge identified by CIOs was workforce planning.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Webinars Are on the Rise as Federal Conference Spending Shrinks
Feds still like their BlackBerrys for checking email, survey also finds.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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When Federal CIOs and Hiring Staff Work Together for IT Talent
Fostering that relationship will be one topic at this year’s CIO Council Boot Camp.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Cyber Workforce Honor Roll
Feds' achievements honored at info-sec leadership awards.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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What Google Lacks in Diversity It Makes Up for in Salaries
Federal agencies don't even make it onto the salary list that Google tops.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Lack of Training Hampers Agency Cyber Incident Response
GAO looked at six departments' cyber responses in 2012.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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The Link Between STEM Training and Civil Rights
Sixty years after a landmark Supreme Court decision, education in the United States remains separate and unequal for many.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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Preparing for a Shortage of Feds in Science and Tech
Six steps can help agencies formulate their STEMM succession plans.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt
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White House Spotlights Contributions of Girls in STEM
Science Fair emphasizes young women who are excelling in science, technology, engineering and math.
- By Brittany Ballenstedt