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Agencies frustrated with unclear guidance on reducing external network connections
Technology leaders blame poor communication among OMB and other departments for haphazard efforts to comply with Trusted Internet Connections initiative.
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DISA Director As Cyber Deputy?
I'm picking up medium strength signals that the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency - currently Army Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett - will serve as the deputy director of the <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090624_6400.php>new U.S. Cyber Command,</a> which goes into business on Oct. 1.
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Competing for IT Skills
The new Employment Dynamics and Growth Expectations report <a href="http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-25-2009/0005082376&EDATE=">shows</a> that the demand for technology skills will increase significantly over the next 12 months, as companies look to restore positions affected by layoffs or hiring freezes and the pace of hiring begins to accelerate. The report, which is based on an annual survey of more than 500 hiring managers and 500 workers by staffing firm Robert Half International and CareerBuilder, shows that information technology, customer service and sales jobs will be the first to be filled as the economy improves.
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Twitter's Popularity
<em>The New York Times</em> has an interesting <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/technology/internet/26twitter.html?_r=1">piece</a> on the explosion of Twitter's popularity being attributed not to teenagers, but rather older generations.
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