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Government seeks chief information officer
News A six-figure salary is up for grabs as the government looks to recruit a new chief information officer. Recruiters are busy looking for candidates to fill the position, which became available when previous CIO, Ian Watmore, was promoted to lead the...
[January 30, 2006, 16:00]
Managing electronic data - a code of ethics
News Teaching employees about the ethics of data management is part of the daily routine for Sandy Hofmann, chief information officer of an Atlanta IT firm. In an effort to make her responsibility clear, Powers said, she's even been dubbed the company's...
[July 3, 2003, 14:37]
Massachusetts OpenDocument plan still on track
News Massachusetts has named an acting chief information officer, and the state is "on track" to use OpenDocument-based desktop software next year, a spokesman for the commonwealth's governor said on Thursday.
[January 9, 2006, 9:45]
Tough lessons of the job search
News Tom Loane wasn't surprised when he lost his chief information officer job last March at Transport International Pool and Modular Space, a division of GE Capital Company. An unsolicited call or email will be ignored," said Loane, who was chief...
[July 11, 2002, 13:28]
Bush names new US 'CIO'
News President Bush has picked US Department of Energy chief information officer Karen Evans to become administrator of information technology and e-government for the federal government. Bush's announcement, released on Wednesday, said Evans will...
[September 4, 2003, 11:10]
Massachusetts CIO steps down
News The chief information officer of Massachusetts is stepping down, complaining about a lack of funding for the commonwealth's technology initiatives. Gutierrez took over the chief information officer job in January and was a strong backer of the...
[October 5, 2006, 10:05]
New public-sector IT head to manage £3bn budget
News One major Whitehall department has looked to the private sector to recruit its new chief information officer The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of a new chief information officer to lead its IT programmes.
[May 10, 2004, 11:00]
Massachusetts stands by its standards
News Massachusetts remains committed to using desktop software based on open standards despite the departure of Peter Quinn, the state's chief information officer and main architect of the policy. Quinn resigned from his position as chief information...
[January 5, 2006, 8:05]
The dangers of asking too much of staff
News Paulo Matos, chief operations officer of Silverlink Communications, said that he's seen "the negative impact of chief information officers relying too much on key contributors to the detriment of their entire technical staffs.
[June 19, 2002, 11:19]
CIOs question practicality of open source
News Ian Cohen, Associated Newspapers' chief information officer — and recently voted one of the UK's top 50 chief information officers — said at Forrester's IT Forum in Edinburgh this week that open source just isn't "particularly relevant".
[June 13, 2007, 16:26]
NHS IT chief resigns after brief tenure
News Matthew Swindells, chief information officer for the Department of Health (DoH), was one of the key figures overseeing the National Programme for IT (NPfIT). Although Swindells was only appointed as an interim chief information officer, it appears...
[April 15, 2008, 13:26]
US Homeland Security CIO blamed for IT woes
News In response to reports of persistent cybersecurity flaws at the US Department of Homeland Security, a top congressional Democrat on Wednesday questioned whether the agency's chief information officer deserves to keep his job.
[June 21, 2007, 10:35]
Two NHS IT leaders appointed
News The Department of Health (DoH) said Connelly will be the first chief information officer for health. She has recently worked as an independent consultant and was previously chief information officer for Cadbury Schweppes.
[August 7, 2008, 16:13]
Gartner: What CIOs must do in 2003
News Gartner's 10 'must do' chief information officer resolutions: Switch off at least 10 percent of legacy systems in 2003Prepare for some of your IT suppliers to consolidate or cease tradingCreate an IS organisation marketing initiativeCreate a...
[December 16, 2002, 12:42]
Cabinet Office pushes for shared services adoption
News Recently the Cabinet Office has embraced shared back-office services under the guidance of government chief information officer John Suffolk. Fittingly, the department's chief information officer, Peter Court, has the task of bolting a modern way...
[October 26, 2007, 13:09]
Shortlists for CNET tech awards unveiled
News The awards, which will be handed out on 26 September in London, recognise innovative use of IT in the UK, leading providers of products and services, and a chief information officer of the year. UK Chief Information Officer of the Year
[July 7, 2006, 15:35]
Sun-Microsoft agreement breeds anticipation of integration
News Tony Scott, chief information officer for General Motors' information systems and services division, agreed that better directory interoperability will have immediate payoffs. Allowing Sun to poke around with Active Directory should lower the...
[May 11, 2004, 15:15]
HSBC may roll out iPhone to 200,000 staff
News We are actually reviewing iPhones from a HSBC Group perspective.and when I say that, I mean globally," HSBC's Australia and New Zealand chief information officer Brenton Hush told ZDNet.co.uk's sister site, ZDNet.com.au, yesterday.
[August 14, 2008, 9:06]
Gateway plans a new direction
News We'll be your chief information officer," Waitt told CNET News.com on Wednesday night at the bash in San Jose celebrating the 20th anniversary of the IBM 5150 PC. Under Waitt's vision, Gateway will be more than just a PC maker: it will serve as the...
[August 10, 2001, 9:59]
Extent of UK tech skills crisis in doubt
News After all the arguments had been put on stage, the panel — which also included Transport for London Group chief information officer Phil Pavitt; Dominic Cameron, director of technology at lastminute.com; and Jane Kimberlin, IT director at Domino's...
[October 16, 2007, 9:26]
