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How Many Security Clearances Have Been Issued?

More than 4.2 million people have security clearances for access to classified information, a number that vastly outstrips previous estimates and nearly rivals...

From Doom to Rage: 20 Years of Id Development
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From Doom to Rage: 20 Years of Id Development

Both Tim Willits and Matt Hooper got their start in game design as fans, creating maps for id Software games like Doom and Quake. Now, as the studio celebrates...

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IT Inferno: The Nine Circles of IT Hell

Spend enough time in the tech industry, and you'll eventually find yourself in IT hell—one not unlike the underworld described by Dante in his "Divine Comedy."...

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The ­niversity of Wherever

For more than a decade educators have been expecting the Internet to transform that bastion of tradition and authority, the university. Digital utopians have...

How to Build a Stellar Team at a High-Potential Startup
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How to Build a Stellar Team at a High-Potential Startup

Startups face the challenge of recruiting world-class talent at a time when there is a war for talent within the technology world. Even startups with an impressive...

How Rapidly Expanding Storage Spurs Innovation
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How Rapidly Expanding Storage Spurs Innovation

Moore's Law gets all the press. It's easy to present even to non-technical readers, and the way it's most often expressed is something like, "computers double...

'big Data' Means Business Needs Mathematicians
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'big Data' Means Business Needs Mathematicians

The proliferation of ways to measure things—point-of-service terminals, Web analytics, geographic and temporal records, even semantic information—means businesses...

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9 Hot It Skills For 2012

Slowly but surely, many U.S. companies are loosening their viselike grips on IT hiring and looking to add new staffers to bolster business growth in the year...

Stock Awards, Bonuses Add ­p to Big Pay Packages For Cios
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Stock Awards, Bonuses Add ­p to Big Pay Packages For Cios

By examining the proxy statements of the 500 largest U.S. companies, as ranked by the Fortune 500, Network World  found compensation data for 25 senior IT executives...

So You Think Your Boss Is a Psychopath?
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So You Think Your Boss Is a Psychopath?

A recent study claimed one in 25 executive leaders meet the criteria for a psychopathic personality. If that sounds like your boss, Professor Evelyn Williams...

Professor Categorizes Four Colors of Business Growth
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Professor Categorizes Four Colors of Business Growth

Many companies struggle with how to use innovation and technology to grow their business. A new book by a Washington University in St. Louis business professor...

Seeking Work? Ready Your Webcam
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Seeking Work? Ready Your Webcam

Employers are increasingly turning to video interviews conducted over the Internet to find the most qualified candidates. In 2011, nearly 42% of first-round interviews...

'Hirer Beware' in Online Environments
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'Hirer Beware' in Online Environments

A business researcher is finding that most have no problem fudging facts under the "right circumstances." His study targeted computer-mediated communication to...

Chinese Students Are Storming ­.s. Grad Schools: They Have the Money and the Brains
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Chinese Students Are Storming ­.s. Grad Schools: They Have the Money and the Brains

If you build it, they will come. No, I'm not talking about a baseball field amidst stalks of corn but the educational institutions dotting the U.S. landscape...

A Winning Strategy in the War For Talent
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A Winning Strategy in the War For Talent

Despite a massive surplus of people looking for work, technology companies are having a hard time finding talent. When big companies take out billboards to find...

Jumping the Corporate Ship
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Jumping the Corporate Ship

A growing number of middle managers are leaving large corporations to join new start-ups, as the technology boom gains momentum. Start-ups, in some cases, generate...

Gao Reviews Americans' Interest-Level in Cyber Jobs
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Gao Reviews Americans' Interest-Level in Cyber Jobs

The U.S. Government Accountability Office will soon release a report on the cybersecurity staffing challenges confronting government agencies. The study will help...

Age Bias in It: The Reality Behind the Rumors
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Age Bias in It: The Reality Behind the Rumors

Most high-tech employers would likely deny that age discrimination is an issue at their company. But many IT workers over 50 beg to differ, saying they have experienced...

10 Jobs That Barely Existed on 9/10/01, From Robot Squadmate to Warplane Whisperer
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10 Jobs That Barely Existed on 9/10/01, From Robot Squadmate to Warplane Whisperer

The terror attacks on New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001, changed the lives of all Americans—few more so than the millions who have participated in the...

Apple's Design Wizard Has Not Left the Building
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Apple's Design Wizard Has Not Left the Building

He was the resident wizard at 1 Infinite Loop, the guy sporting minimalist attire, closely cropped hair and a mischievous smile as he pulled one delightful new...
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