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The CIO's first 100 days

Just like a new President moving into the White House, a new CIO has 100 days to get it right. The new CIO must figure out quickly what steps to take immediately in order to get consensus early.... Read more...

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Federal CIOs have problems, too

The private sector isn't the only place where CIOs have one headache after another. The federal section has its problems too. Michael Carleton, the new CIO at the U.S. Health and Human Services... Read more...

IT jobs could head overseas

An IT trade group warned last week that business will head overseas unless Congress raises the annual cap on H-1B visas that allow foreign workers to hold positions in the United States. The Software... Read more...

Federal cybercrimes growing

It's really no surprise that cybercrime has been increasing in the federal government, and it's just as likely that it is growing in the private sector, too. The Veterans Affairs Department, the... Read more...

Business Intelligence blossoms

Business Intelligence, for companies large and small, is alive and kicking in the private sector. There are many companies offering BI tools, including SAS, SPSS, MicroStrategy and Actuate, and you... Read more...

Should you be training your successor?

You love your job as a CIO. It's the best job you have ever had. But maybe you should have a reality check and see if you should be training your successor. It may be a painful idea for you. It takes... Read more...

Chaos across the pond

It was a bad week in England when it was disclosed that the personal identity and banking details of 25 million Britons had been lost in the government's internal mail system. The outrage and... Read more...

U.S. selects 29 companies for $50B Alliant project

The U.S government this week selected 29 companies for an IT services project dubbed Alliant, which will be the main contract for purchasing IT services for the federal market during the next ten... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Counties toiling to boost Web data security

The private sector may want to take a lesson from the public sector when it comes to online data security. It seems counties across the country are reviewing online documents and removing any... Read more...