http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/ en Copyright 2012 Fri,10 Feb 2012 19:09:31 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Federal cybersecurity workers might not be far from being able to access top-notch training directly from their computer desktops. Robert Hollingsworth, director of the security engineering and computer security training division at the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security Training Center, told Wired Workplace on Thursday that State and the... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/cyber_pros_pick_your_avatar.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/cyber_pros_pick_your_avatar.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Congress Cybersecurity Government 2.0 Human Resources Leadership OPM Outsource Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention SES Social Networking Training Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies Fri,10 Feb 2012 19:09:31 GMT Another minor snowstorm is expected to hit the Washington, D.C., area this evening. The Office of Personnel Management has authorized feds to take unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework in order to get off the roads early and avoid potential traffic delays. This adds to the conversation about federal telework and... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/teleworking_through_the_snow.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/teleworking_through_the_snow.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Cybersecurity Generational Divide Government 2.0 Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention Telework Training Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies contractors Wed,08 Feb 2012 17:11:13 GMT Mobile computing is becoming more common for federal employees, and many agencies are beginning to allow employees to use their own personal devices for work, according to a new survey. The survey of 414 federal employees and IT staff by CDW Government found that more than half of federal employees... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/agencies_embrace_byod_trend.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/agencies_embrace_byod_trend.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Cloud computing Generational Divide Government 2.0 Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention SES Social Networking Telework Training Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies Tue,07 Feb 2012 20:52:40 GMT Federal agencies are going to face steep competition when it comes to recruiting and retaining information technology and other in-demand workers, as only 3 percent of college students in such fields say they intend to work for the federal government following graduation. The Partnership for Public Service analysis of the... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/stem_grads_overlook_fed_jobs.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/stem_grads_overlook_fed_jobs.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Cybersecurity Generational Divide Government 2.0 Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention SES Telework Training Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies Mon,06 Feb 2012 16:10:20 GMT Next month marks Telework Exchange's annual Telework Week event, and many agencies are planning to use the event to test their business continuity plans. Cindy Auten, general manager of Telework Exchange, told Wired Workplace on Friday that more than 9,000 federal employees have pledged to telework during the annual Telework... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/agencies_make_telework_week_pledge.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/agencies_make_telework_week_pledge.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Cloud computing Congress Cybersecurity Generational Divide Government 2.0 Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention SES Social Networking Telework Training Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies Fri,03 Feb 2012 20:25:23 GMT The legislation passed by the House on Wednesday that would extend the current two-year pay freeze for federal workers through 2013 is premised on a selective understanding of federal pay data. The bill (H.R. 3835), introduced by Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., would extend the salary freeze for federal employees and... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/house_votes_to_extend_pay_freeze.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/house_votes_to_extend_pay_freeze.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Congress Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention SES Training Unions Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies Thu,02 Feb 2012 17:33:14 GMT A major hurdle for federal agencies in implementing a 2010 telework law is simply making the determination on what roles and jobs can be completed while working remotely, according to a recent survey by the Congressional Research Service. The survey, which was requested by Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and John... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/some_agencies_fail_on_telework.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/02/some_agencies_fail_on_telework.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Congress Generational Divide Government 2.0 Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention SES Social Networking Telework Training Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies Wed,01 Feb 2012 22:48:13 GMT Federal employees with professional or doctorate degrees earn about 23 percent less than those with the same degrees in the private sector, according to a new report by the Congressional Budget Office. The report, released Monday, found that overall, federal employees are paid an average of 16 percent more in... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/cbo_public-private_pay_gap_varies.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/cbo_public-private_pay_gap_varies.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Congress Generational Divide Health Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Politics Recruitment & Retention SES Training Unions Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies contractors Tue,31 Jan 2012 04:58:18 GMT The Office of Personnel Management has created a telework training package designed to help agencies meet the mandates of a 2010 telework law. In a letter sent last week to chief human capital officers, OPM Director John Berry said that agencies can now access new employee and manager telework training... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/opm_launches_telework_training_module.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/opm_launches_telework_training_module.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Generational Divide Government 2.0 Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention SES Social Networking Telework Training Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies Fri,27 Jan 2012 19:28:38 GMT Federal employees started off this week with their first snow-related delay of the winter season, and many feds are still concerned about what winter weather will mean for their commute and their ability to perform their jobs. The good news is that many government offices have adopted teleworking policies, according... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/telework_takes_hold.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/telework_takes_hold.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Cloud computing Generational Divide Government 2.0 Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention SES Social Networking Telework Training Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies contractors Fri,27 Jan 2012 17:36:03 GMT Are you eager to share your thoughts about your boss, your pay and benefits, telework or the use of technology and collaboration tools, with your agency leadership? Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry announced Friday that the 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint survey will, for the first time, be open... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/federal_feedback.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/federal_feedback.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Congress Generational Divide Government 2.0 Health Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Politics Recruitment & Retention Social Networking Telework Training Watercooler Talk Workforce Workplace Policies contractors Thu,26 Jan 2012 14:56:13 GMT Salaries for government IT workers were slightly below the national average in 2011, giving agencies less of a competitive edge when it comes to recruiting top notch IT skills, according to a new survey by Dice. Dice's 2011-2012 salary survey found that salaries for government tech workers averaged $79,605 in... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/gov_it_salaries_below_national_average.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/gov_it_salaries_below_national_average.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Congress Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention SES Social Networking Training Unions Watercooler Talk Workforce Workplace Policies contractors Wed,25 Jan 2012 18:19:51 GMT Technology professionals on average earned salary increases of more than 2 percent in 2011, their largest annual salary growth since 2008, according to a new survey by Dice.com. Dice's 2011-2012 annual salary survey of more than 18,000 IT professionals found that after two years of wages remaining nearly flat, tech... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/tech_salaries_up_in_2011.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/tech_salaries_up_in_2011.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Congress Generational Divide Government 2.0 Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Politics Recruitment & Retention SES Training Unions Watercooler Talk Workforce Workplace Policies contractors Tue,24 Jan 2012 18:50:55 GMT Federal budget cuts are causing many agencies to scrap large traditional office spaces for open workstations, telework, and "office hoteling," where employees reserve desks as they need them. Federal Times reports that Bart Bush, the assistant commissioner for the Office of Client Solutions at the General Services Administration, is leading... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/no_more_nameplates.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/no_more_nameplates.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Generational Divide Government 2.0 Human Resources Leadership OPM Outsource Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention SES Social Networking Telework Training Unions Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies Mon,23 Jan 2012 18:19:13 GMT Federal employees, retirees and their families will soon be able to securely access their personal health data from the websites of their health plans, thanks to the rollout of new Blue Button technology, the Office of Personnel Management announced Wednesday. While most federal health plans already offer some form of... http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/fed_health_plans_to_offer_blue_button_ehrs.php http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2012/01/fed_health_plans_to_offer_blue_button_ehrs.php webmaster@nextgov.com (Brittany Ballenstedt) Cybersecurity Government 2.0 Health Human Resources Leadership OPM Pay & Benefits Performance Recruitment & Retention SES Training Watercooler Talk White House Workforce Workplace Policies Thu,19 Jan 2012 19:23:17 GMT