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Many employees don't know what is withheld from their paychecks and why, or how they can use the withholding system to their advantage, according to the American Payroll Association, an education and training organization in San Antonio.

Companies Help Employees Avoid Rush-Hour Woes

Douglass Hall, president of the telecommunications firm Comsearch in Reston, Va., recently decided to move his company from the bustling technology corridor to a less prominent location on its outskirts.

WHO'S ON FIRST

Fairfax, Va.-based Edge Technologies Inc. has promoted Grace Dittmar to executive vice president and chief operating officer.

WHO'S ON FIRST

Fairfax, Va.-based Edge Technologies Inc. has promoted Grace Dittmar to executive vice president and chief operating officer.

TAKING THE REINS: Terry Ansari

Vice president of global business development, CivicLife.com, Ottawa

Business, Government Coalition Helps Expand Missouri's IT Work Force

Four years ago, it was open season on information technology workers in Missouri. Employers desperate to fill IT spots thought nothing of poaching workers from neighboring businesses and government agencies.

CALENDAR

FBI Information Technology Conference will be held in conjunction with a training conference at The Nugget in Reno, Nev.

Taking the Reins: Stephen Kalish

Position: President of Computer Sciences Corp.'s Federal Sector Civil Group

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Salary.com is undertaking a survey of compensation in 270 e-business and information technology jobs across 15 industries in Massachusetts, a technology hub.

State Recruiters Stress Service, Lifestyle to Lure IT Employees

Employers poaching their competitors' employees to fill vacancies. Employees hopping from one job to another to increase their salaries exponentially. Employers offering extravagant perks to keep their hard-won workers.

CALENDAR

The National Naval Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences will host a technology expo at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

CALENDAR

The National Naval Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences will host a technology expo at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

WHO'S ON FIRST

Lockheed Martin IMS of Washington has appointed Kathleen Dezio as vice president of sales. Dezio had been senior vice president of corporate communications at Sunrise Assisted Living in McLean, Va. Lockheed Martin IMS provides technology and services to state and local governments.

WHO'S ON FIRST

Lockheed Martin IMS of Washington has appointed Kathleen Dezio as vice president of sales. Dezio had been senior vice president of corporate communications at Sunrise Assisted Living in McLean, Va. Lockheed Martin IMS provides technology and services to state and local governments.

Taking the Reins: Rick Webb

New Position: Managing director with the state and local government practice with a national focus on e-government, PricewaterhouseCoopers' Raleigh, N.C., office.

Three IT Careers Change Course

Suzanne Peck moved to the District of Columbia government two years ago after about 20 years in the private sector.

Federal Government Plans Big Push on Hiring Disabled

Federal agencies are devising plans to hire 100,000 more workers with disabilities ? many of them in information technology jobs ? within the next five years following a July 26 executive order issued by President Clinton that marked the 10th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Taking the Reins: Edward Martin

Position: Sector Vice President, Science Applications International Corp.

Now It's Official: IT Workers Harder To Hire Than Other Employees

Everybody in the industry says it, and now it has been officially confirmed: Information technology jobs really are more difficult to fill than other types of jobs.

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