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Headlines from around the Web for Friday, Jan. 18, 2008
Compiled by Melanie Bender
DHS to Replace 'Duplicative' Anti-Terrorism Data Network
The Washington Post
The Homeland Security Department spent more than $90 million to create a network for sharing sensitive anti-terrorism information with state and local governments that it has decided to replace, according to an internal department document. The decision had been outlined in an Oct. 27, 2007, memo.
European Outsourcing Overtakes American In 2007
InformationWeek
In 2007 European companies outsourced more business than their counterparts in the Americas for the first time as northern European countries followed Britain's lead, outsourcing consultancy TPI said Friday. The value of outsourcing deals signed in Europe last year was $40.9 billion, compared with $26.6 billion in the Americas.
Americans Less Married to Work Today Than in the Past
NetworkWorld
According to an online survey conducted by Monster.com, more Americans view their jobs as a means to an end, for example as a way to pay the bills or help support their families, as opposed to being the end-all, be-all in their lives.
Upswing in IT job market for permanent positions
NetworkWorld
The January Hays Quarterly Forecast released Wednesday lists the hottest IT jobs for 2008 with a definite upswing in permanent vacancies. The areas of strongest demand in IT include helpdesk positions with Hays' IT Director Peter Noblet claiming candidates are offered job within hours of an interview.
Water-Bill Changes Finally Flowing
The Philadelphia Inquirer
For years, Philadelphia's troubled effort to transform its water-billing system symbolized little but bureaucratic bumbling and communication failures. But after a massive overhaul, the initiative code-named Project Ocean may be morphing into a tale of success, one that is soon to be retold nationally.
USA Today
Those grainy mug shots, once confined to post office lobbies, are coming to a billboard near you. The FBI is retooling its Top 10 Most Wanted list into an increasingly multimedia, international appeal for help as it tries to keep its signature program relevant in a crowded media landscape.
Pennsylvania's Electronic Tax Filing System Now Open to Owners of Small Businesses
Government Technology
Improvements to Pennsylvania's electronic income tax filing system now make it possible for owners of small businesses to join the millions of Pennsylvanians who enjoy the advantages of electronic tax filing, according to Department of Revenue Secretary Tom Wolf.
OMB Official Touts E-Government Success
Federal Computer Week
The Office of Management and Budget’s deputy administrator for e-government and information technology highlighted some of the achievements of the federal government's e-government efforts while noting what he saw as governmentwide progress.
Government Computer News
A presidential committee has recommended changes in border processing technologies and procedures â€" including several categories of systems upgrades and policy reforms â€" to relieve onerous border crossing requirements for entry into the United States that have reduced foreigners' desire to come to the country for tourism, study and business.
Funding Set for Vote with 'Paper Trail' in Maryland
The Baltimore Sun
After years of protests that the touch-screen voting machines that it bought in the wake of the 2000 Florida election debacle are unreliable and susceptible to tampering, Maryland will abandon the system and replace it with devices that allow for a manual recount.
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