| Backspin: COBOL and governmental efficiencies
The new U.S. administration has a new post, chief performance officer. Mark Gibbs thinks that the incumbent has his work cut out for him and that government computing is a key area to tackle. It's a dirty job but someone has to do it. Also:
A letter to President Obama
Dear President Obama: By the time you read this you will be the president-elect of the United States of America. I am writing to alert you to the serious action that is required to secure the information systems of the country that you will soon lead. To say that the US government computing infrastructure, in all of its various branches, departments, and offices, is vulnerable is an understatement. While the GAO and OMB have been doing what they can to push security they are facing staunch resistance to change. Slideshow: 8 ways technology has shaped the ’08 elections
A look at the eight techiest moments of the 2008 presidential race, including YouTube debates, viral videos and e-voting controversies. Q&A: Cobol lives on
Cobol may not make headlines much these days, with technologies such as Java and .Net viewed as the glamorous, contemporary platforms and Cobol seen as legacy code. 5 IT skills that won't boost your salary
IT skills less in demand run the gamut from NetWare to COBOL to SNA to HTML to PC tech support. New technology adoption replaces the need for older technical, systems expertise. January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
Up for grabs: Two Cisco training courses from Skyline-ATS worth up to $6,990, a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500, 15 copies each of the hot book titles Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration, IPv6 Security and Chained Exploits: Advanced Hacking Attacks. Get all the entry details here. | 
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