Saying Goodbye to Brittany

Many of you who read this blog have, I'm sure, read the work of my colleague and beat partner, Brittany Ballenstedt. She's been a leader in coverage of the National Security Personnel System, personnel reform in the intelligence community (keep an eye out for her upcoming feature on the topic), the unionization campaign at the Government Accountability Office, and the generational shift in the workforce, among many other topics.

And tomorrow's her last day as a full-time employee at Government Executive. Brittany and her husband are moving to California, a move that I'm sure will be wonderful for them, but leaves me and her other colleagues here feeling rather bereft. As any of you who have met Brittany know, she is not only a terrific reporter and writer, but a kind, funny, intelligent, perceptive person.

Fortunately for all of you, she'll be back with us later in the spring with a new blog over at our sister technology site, NextGov. I'll keep you posted on that blog's development, and I hope you'll read Brittany often, and join me in wishing her the best of luck.