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IT worker relief in sight
Congress is debating whether to raise the number of H-1B visas awarded to highly skilled foreign workers each year, a move that supporters say will help fill essential information technology positions.
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Derrick Rogers
Derrick Rogers, Internet and intranet team leader at the General Services Administration, dispels the myth that telecommuters work less than workers in the office. He finds himself working an extra half hour on a project when he works from home ? something he does three times a pay period.
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Keeping mobile workers in sync
The most obvious way to exchange data with mobile workers is to use the Internet. What is not so obvious is how to guarantee that the rovers are working with the same data as the folks back in the office.
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John Paul Jones
Quality-of-life issues played a central role in John Paul Jones' decision to move his family from the San Francisco Bay area to Pocatello, Idaho.
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Fischer leaving FTS
Dennis Fischer, who headed up the government's latest telecommunications pact, last week said he would leave April 2 to take a position in the private sector.
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FAA's spring plan clears the air
Technology that will bring better information to pilots, air traffic controllers and airline passengers is a top priority in a plan announced Friday by President Clinton and Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater
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GSA Advantage gets personal
GSA's online shop will deliver customized product and service information
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Too clever by half
In promoting to Congress its plan to launch a fleet of the most computerized warships ever built, the Navy has run full steam into a classic problem: How much automation is too much? Or, in the case of the military, at what point does adding computers to its warfighting systems put one more soldier, sailor or pilot in harm's way?
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Tech tools help fight work force shortage
Faced with an aging work force, a tight labor market and a rising demand for workers with hightech skills, the Office of Personnel Management is acutely aware that federal agencies need help working through the federal hightech work force crisis.
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Minding her business
Six months of experience as a chief knowledge officer makes Shereen Remez the federal government's most senior official in that position. And she seems to relish her role as knowledge management's elder spokeswoman.
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The key to ERP success
Federal Prison Industries Inc. will lock up its aging distributed financial management system May 30 and fire up a new enterprise resource planning system. No matter what. No contingency plan.
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'Smart ship' a smart idea?
How many sailors does it take to save a sinking ship? If you ask the Navy, they would tell you about 95. That is, of course, as long as the ship in question comes equipped with the latest information technologies and global communications gear.
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DOD leans on leasing, outsourcing
To keep up with the rapid rate of change, the military is increasingly inclined to lease services rather than buy equipment, Assistant Defense Secretary Arthur Money said Thursday
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GAO stresses human factor
Without the proper tools to assess, attract, train and manage the federal work force, 'human capital systems' likely will earn GAO's highrisk designation
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Keep track of financial records: You may need them
Although a recent law may lead you to believe it's safe to throw away some financial records gathering dust in your file cabinet, think again.
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Navy defends $16 billion for intranet
To fend off rising congressional opposition to a contract that could cost the Navy as much as $16 billion, the Navy on Wednesday delivered to Congress a memorandum of understanding that promises full disclosure of its business approach to the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet program.
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The Web is no place for geek speak
If you are in charge of, or are working on a Web site, you very likely have waded through your share of the complex, nearly indecipherable language that comes with any venture into the computer technology world. Most of the time it isn't a problem. Usually you can turn to someone who can translate things into English.
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Tennessee's CIO a dragon-slayer
Killing dragons, says Bradley Dugger, is one of the most valuable lessons he learned from dealing with the Year 2000 crisis
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