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Introduction

The Information Technology Association of America predicted in April 2000 that roughly half of the 1.6 million IT jobs expected to be generated during the year would go unfilled.

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Cheney associate to take key OMB job

President Bush is expected to nominate Sean O'Keefe, who has close ties to Vice President Dick Cheney, as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget where he would have a major role in shaping the federal budget.

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Tucson's intern program gets the job done

An Arizona city is initiating a preemptive strike to capture bluechip candidates before they hit the job market.

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Cures for the workforce blues

Texans line up for a crash course in IT

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Agencies fill IT pay gaps

The pay raise that kicked in Jan. 1 for many federal information technology workers left out employees in some agencies, such as the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Memphis takes plunge into IT outsourcing

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Management cuts require planning

Officials warn about call to slash managerial ranks throughout government

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State makes job application easier

Applying for a civil service job in California keeps getting easier

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The Circuit

It's one thing to call on your friends for advice, but can Secretary of State Colin Powell really tap a trio of notable high-tech executives to assess State's information technology needs

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Horn retains IT oversight

Rep. Stephen Horn (R-Calif.) will maintain oversight of many government information management issues, including information security, as chairman of a new subcommittee of the House Government Reform Committee.

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The art of persuasion

Outgoing Navy chief reflects on his legacy

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Retooling the economic engine

Cities seek to fuel growth by luring high-tech dollars

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Computers and our continuing education

Every state should ensure that computers can play a role in our schools and in everyone's continuing education.

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USPS inks computer deal

The U.S. Postal Service has signed contracts with two computer manufacturers to provide postal workers with computers and Internet service, but not at the big discounts originally sought.

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Postal deals deliver computers, ISPs

Compaq, IBM will provide postal workers with computers and Internet service

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People management starts at top

Money, influence needed to address high-risk area of human capital management

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Site offers online ethics training

NIH Web site teaches researchers how to protect patients from abuses during clinical trials

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Help for federal help desks

Group forms to enable federal help-desk workers to learn from each other

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O'Keefe to be OMB deputy director

Sean O'Keefe would have a lot to say about information technology spending

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King County names first CIO

The Washington county's former information services director will take the new top technology slot