Survey Shows Mixed Compensation Picture
Turbulence in the IT industry is mirrored in a new survey of compensation trends at technology firms.
Workplace News
Employers Doing Extra for Reservists ... IT Contractor All Stars Wanted ... Workers Hopeful But Worried
TAKING THE REINS: Ben Plummer
Position: Senior vice president of marketing, Convera, Vienna, Va.
Workers Seek Ways to Return to Normal Routines
It has been nearly a month since the world stopped and stood transfixed before televisions, radios and news Web sites, watching two jetliners destroy New York's World Trade Center, then another smash into the Pentagon. More than 6,000 people died.
SRA Teams With Redskins' Green to Help Youth
Practice makes perfect, in fund raising as well as football.
Helping Others Builds Leadership, Teamwork
Sprint Corp. recently made life a little brighter for the elderly and disabled residents of an Alexandria, Va., apartment building. The building's common areas hadn't been painted in eight years, and its nonprofit management firm didn't have adequate funds to fix it up.
Service Laws Dusted Off
Employers are refreshing their knowledge of military employment laws as National Guard and reserve units are called up in response to the terrorist attacks Sept. 11.
Workplace News
Poll: Workplace Changes After Terror Attacks ... Employers asked to stress tolerance ... Military service employment laws dusted off
Sugar Named President, COO of Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corp. has picked Ronald Sugar, a former Litton Industries executive, to be president and chief operating officer.
TAKING THE REINS: Rita Carroll Joseph
Vice president of public-sector sales, SER Solutions Inc., Herndon, Va.
WHO'S ON FIRST
Carrier Access Corp., a Boulder, Colo., equipment manufacturer, appointed David Gardiner to sales director of Canada. He will be responsible for managing the company's sales of its telecommunications equipment to carriers in Canada. He was previously with Adtran Canada.
CALENDAR
Editor's Note: Because of the tragic events in New York and Washington Sept. 11, it is advised you contact the organization sponsoring the event in which you are interested. Some events have been canceled or postponed.
Economy Won't Slow Government's Need for Training
When KPMG Consulting Inc. began training its consultants in the principles and practices of e-business in 1999, the firm's leaders decided the best way to do that was to "walk the walk" by providing the training electronically, said Jim Eldracher, a senior manager with the firm's Learning Solutions practice.
Show Me the Way to Phone From Home
Lawmakers are looking to the private sector for solutions that would spur more telecommuting among federal government employees.
Several Treasury Offices Gone
The Treasury Department lost multiple offices in the New York World Trade Center complex when the terrorist attack hit the twin towers. More than 1,200 employees worked in the Trade Center complex, according to Tony Fratto, a Treasury Department spokesman.
AMS Board Elects New CEO
American Management Systems board of directors elected Alfred Mockett as chairman and chief executive officer, effective Dec. 1.
Workplace News
Telework software offered free after Sept. 11 tragedies ... Vault.com creates message center in response to tragedies ... Americans will need help coping after disaster, according to experts.
Reading, Writing, Wireless
When the 1,000 freshmen at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion arrived on campus late last month, each received a Palm Inc. handheld computer along with orientation information.
CIOs See Hiring on the Rise
Eighteen percent of chief information officers said their firms plan to add IT personnel in the fourth quarter of the year, while 3 percent said they expect staff reductions, according to a survey by RHI Consulting.
CALENDAR
The Illinois CPA Society presents the "2001 Business & Technology Solutions Show" at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill.
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