Tech Work Force Grows Moderately Despite Downturn
Despite the economic downturn and a spate of failures among Internet-based businesses, the size of the U.S. information technology work force is up slightly, from 10 million last year to 10.4 million this year.
WHO'S ON FIRST
Deloitte Consulting has hired Christopher N. Melling as a senior manager in the firm's U.S. federal government consulting practice in Reston, Va. Melling, a former Naval Nuclear Power Surface Warfare Officer and experienced public-sector management consultant, was a principal consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
CALENDAR
IT Factory hosts a free breakfast on "Collaborative E-government Relationships and ASPs" at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
TAKING THE REINS: ALAN BALUTIS
Executive director and chief operating officer, the Federation of Government Information Processing Councils and the Industry Advisory Council, Washington.
ON THE JOB
HireFuze.com of Columbia, Md., recently launched a recruiting product that allows employers to deliver position-specific Web sites to candidates via e-mail.
Staying in Touch With Former Employees Good for Business
It started with comments made during exit interviews. Employees about to leave SRA International Inc. in Fairfax, Va., would acknowledge they liked the company and would consider referring colleagues to the systems integrator.
Tables Turned On Job Seekers
Six months ago, promoting DynCorp at a job fair was a totally different experience than it is today, said Debbie Elk, corporate human resources manager for the government systems integrator in Reston, Va.
CSC Names New Federal President
Paul Cofoni will succeed Milton Cooper as president of the federal sector at Computer Sciences Corp. effective March 1. The El Segundo, Calif., systems integrator announced the transition last week.
Cutting Poor Performers Never an Easy Task
It's a task that befalls managers everywhere, at least occasionally: firing employees because they aren't doing their jobs well.
TAKING THE REINS: Mark L. Yedinak
Manager of parking systems for Lockheed Martin IMS, Washington
Dot-Coms' Loss Is Systems Integrators' Gain
By midday Feb. 21, recruiter Tammy Heller had interviewed eight people via phone for jobs at KPMG Consulting Inc. of McLean, Va., and noticed that half of them were coming from dot-coms.
TAKING THE REINS: Mike Wells
Vice president of government markets, Riptech Inc., Alexandria, Va.
ON THE JOB
Eighty-one percent of college students think they will accomplish their career goals in 10 years or less, and 48 percent think they'll do so in five years or less, according to a survey released in January by Los Angeles-based JOBTRAK.COM, an online job site for students and alumni.
Lights, Camera, Consulting
When Matt Calderone accepted a job with McLean, Va., consulting firm Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc., he didn't expect his first assignment to be captured on film.
WHO'S ON FIRST
Betsy Brummer was named marketing manager for Avaya in the mid-Atlantic region. She will be based in Reston, Va., and will be responsible for marketing activities including demand creation, market penetration, branding campaigns and customer events.
CALENDAR
Nortel Networks and Cisco Systems Inc. are among the sponsors of "Content Delivery Networks Event 2001."
Figuring Out 'Ginger' Is No Snap
What if you had a personal hovercraft? How about a headset that can translate spoken words into any language? Could a slippery slide get you around town?
WHO'S ON FIRST
Retired Brig. Gen. Earl Simms has joined Vienna, Va.-based Resource Consultants Inc. as vice president.
Balutis Tapped to Lead Government, Industry Group
Alan Balutis has been named executive director and chief operating officer of the Federation of Government Information Processing Councils and its Industry Advisory Council.
Top of the Heap
When technical recruiter Shoma Bhowmik went looking for a new job, she turned to the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers," published annually by <I>Working Mother</I> magazine.
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