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Do CIOs matter?

The Job requires a complex set of skills and AN ability to finesse the fine print

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Customs official joins consulting firm

Joshua Kussman will be vice president of Sentinel HS Group.

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7 habits of highly effective CIOs

Experts say focus, find strengths, build bridges, talk plainly and listen

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CXOs crowd the landscape

Too many chiefs at the workplace force CIOs to dodge IT turf wars

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Editorial: Why CIOs matter

Perhaps we aren't the most objective observers, but we believe that CIOs -- or whatever agencies call them -- do matter.

Modernization

Utah county makes records safer

Salt Lake County has established a state-of-the-art offsite recovery program to allow officials to access public records in the event of an emergency.

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ITAA names Laurence as interim president

ITAA board selects a longtime IT associate to replace Harris Miller, who resigned to run for the Senate against GOP incumbent Sen. George Allen.

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DOD fills another biz agency post

Mark Kryzsko will advise on strategic sourcing and acquisition processes.

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Air Force studies workforce survey

Officials expect to complete their analysis in February and make the survey results available to all Air Force leaders.

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Interior names acting deputy CIO

Bill Corrington will serve as acting deputy chief information officer at Interior while the department looks for a permanent deputy.

Cybersecurity

CIO: Justice to improve info sharing in '06

DOJ is working on the Justice Unified Telecommunications Network, a wide-area network that will handle data, voice and images, CIO Vance Hitch said.

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USDA seeks integrated financial-management system

The Agriculture Department wants to replace its core financial-management system with an updated one that provides general accounting, funds management and financial reports.

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Treasury considers HR Connect hosting options

The Treasury Department seeks comments from federal and commercial data center providers about the availability and cost savings of alternative hosting and infrastructure support services options for the department's human resources system.

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Apogen names new execs

Ed Faulkner is the new group vice president and general manager of the Defense Systems Group, and Gary Higgins becomes chief technology officer.

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Apogen chooses director of civilian government

Tim Green has been promoted to the position.

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HRSA creates a health IT office

The office will promote health IT among grantees, including public health departments and clinics serving uninsured patients.

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IG: DHS CIO is not a member of senior management

The latest IG report states that the DHS CIO is not well-positioned to integrate the department’s information technology.

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Mass. CIO resigns under fire

Peter Quinn has resigned effective Jan. 12 after earlier this year proposing the state end its reliance on Microsoft's proprietary Office software.

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Senate confirms new USCIS chief

Emilio Gonzalez was confirmed as the new director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the Homeland Security Department.

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OPM tackles retirement systems

Congressional auditors said earlier this year that the agency's $294 million retirement systems modernization effort was at risk.