Karen Siderelis is the geographic information officer at the U.S. Geological Survey. Not CIO, but GIO ? a title that reflects the unique aspects of her job involving science. Siderelis recently spoke with Managing Editor Evamarie Socha.
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Melissa Chapman became the chief information officer of the Department of Health and Human Services in June 2002. It's been quite a busy year. Beside revamping the agency's Web site and making strides in IT infrastructure and e-government, she hopes to introduce a proposed e-government imitative, called the Federal Health Architecture. She spoke with Washington Technology Managing Editor Evamarie Socha for the "Doing Business With" column of the June 23 issue. Here is the complete interview.
When hackers go bad, they bust into your Web site and wreak havoc. But when they go good ... they may very well come from Intense School, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., company that took part in the recent FOSE trade show. Among the certifications and education it offers, the IT company trains professional hackers -- computer criminals gone good, so to speak -- who are paid to break into their own employers' Web sites or networks to test how secure they are.
<b>Address</b>Defense Commissary Agency<br>ATTN: SSP<br>1300 E Ave.<br>Fort Lee, VA 23801-1800<br>(804) 734-8253<br><a href= "http://www.commissaries.com">www.commissaries.com</a><b>Founded:</b> 1991<b>Director:</b> Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Wiedemer<b>Employees:</b> About 18,000
<b>Address</b>Army Corps of Engineers441 G St. NWWashington, DC 20314(202) 761-0008<a href= "http://www.usace.army.mil">www.usace.army.mil</a><b>Founded:</b> 1775<b>Commander:</b> Lt. Gen. Robert Flowers<b>Employees:</b> 34,600 civilian, 650 military
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