On the Job
Online job search and recruiting sites Headhunter.net and CareerMosaic merged July 19. The new company's combined Web sites will serve 6 million visitors per month, making it the No. 2 online job site, according to Headhunter.net.
Prisoners Make Good Use of Hard Time on Hard Drives
Government agencies, private employers and individuals wondering how to get rid of antiquated computers without junking them have found an answer in an unusual place ? prisons.
Taking the Reins: Kevin Moran
POSITION: President, T. A. Carlson & Co., Fairfax, Va.
New Arlington Building Will Have a Lot Upstairs
Commercial property developers in the Washington region soon will have a new standard to measure their projects against in Virginia's Arlington County ? a measure of intelligence, that is.
IT Employers Looking for A Few Good Veterans
Companies looking for qualified technology workers with good work ethics and leadership skills need look no further than the 200,000 veterans leaving the U.S. military each year, according to military placement firm executives.
CALENDAR
July 6The "E Business Strategy" seminar will teach developing e-business strategy. Sponsored by netcyr.com, it will be at the Tysons Corner Marriott, Reston, Va. Call Tom Larsson (703) 796-1990, e-mail tlarsson@netcyr.com or visit www.netcyr.com.
Taking the Reins: Robert Campbell
POSITION - Director of government sales, Bitco Enterprises Inc., Ashburn, Va.
On the Job
ITWorld.com has added a new feature to some of its e-mail newsletters: job openings. The Southborough, Mass., company produces 37 e-mail newsletters about the information technology profession and fills more than 625,000 subscriptions. IT Job Spot will allow recruiters and hiring managers to reach IT professionals who subscribe to some of ITWorld's technology newsletters, but are not actively seeking a new job.
IT Novices Get Grip on Work Via Fed-Funded Training
In a few weeks, Diana Ellis, Najwa Ali and 15 other students at Comsoft Learning Center in Bethesda, Md., will begin three-month, paid internships Ñ followed by real jobs Ñ at Subsystems Technologies Inc., an information technology consulting company in Arlington, Va.
Calendar
June 21-23The fourth Annual IT Service Management Conference and Exhibition, sponsored by Pink Elephant Inc., will be held at the Sheraton World Resort Orlando, Fla. Call Rachel Pennings (905) 331-5060 ext. 226, e-mail conference@pinkelephant.com or visit www.pinkelephant.com/na/news/4thITSMC.htm.
Who's on First
Grant Thornton LLP, an accounting and consulting firm in Vienna, Va., hired Janice Menker as manager for the Global Government Group Performance Management Practice. She will work with clients in the public sector. Before joining Grant Thornton, Menker was a senior economic business analyst for Mitre Corp.
Taking the Reins: Alvin Pesachowitz
POSITION, Director of Information Technology Consulting for Grant Thornton, Vienna, Va.
This Training Firm Does Its Best Work in the Dark
When you are a Web software training specialist, you get a certain measure of satisfaction in seeing the results of your hard work and skills, such as a sparkling new Web page or innovative e-commerce application, designed by your students.
Taking the Reins: Jorge Segura
POSITION: Vice president of government and utilities on the International Client Service Team, Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc., McLean, Va.
Calendar
The Center for Reconstruction & Development hosts the Global Internet Financing Conference, featuring private financing sources and details on the Internet financing program of the International Finance Corp. and SoftBank.
Who's On First
McLean, Va.-based Federal Sources Inc., a Primedia company, named James Kane its new president and chief executive officer. Kane most recently served as vice president of integrated business solutions for GTE's DynCorp Information Systems LLC, where he was responsible for Web-related business initiatives.
On The Job
A new Web site that wants to connect professional-level independent consultants to possible openings at companies worldwide unveiled on the Internet last month. The site, www.icplanet.com, is designed to provide work opportunities for the ever-growing temporary employee market.
Taking the Reins: Deirdre Murray
Position: Group manager for market development, Sprint Government Systems Division, Herndon, Va., a unit of Sprint Corp., Westwood, Kan.
LeapIt.com Set to Jump Into Web World
A new Web site, LeapIt.com, debuts May 22 with free online information technology certification training for businesses and government employees.
Fed Agencies Scramble to Meet ADA Guidelines
A looming federal mandate requiring government agencies to make new or revised Web sites accessible to people with disabilities is raising concerns among Web masters and industry officials that government agencies will not be ready to comply when the mandate takes hold this summer.
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