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U.S. Navy Develops Reasonable IT Use Policy

December 23, 2004Commerce, Dave's Muse, Information, Operating Systems, Politics, Science, Security, Services, Software, Technicalacceptable use policy, e-mail, email, higher education, information technology, it policy, marine corps, morale, personal use, personnel, resumes, study, u.s. navy, welfareTodd Cochrane

The U.S. Navy is developing a service-wide policy regarding the acceptable use of information technology. The policy will affect approximately 900,000 users, including Navy and Marine Corp service members, civilian employees, and contractors. The policy, which is scheduled to be effective during the first quarter of 2005, is designed to guide users and personnel managers in applying consistent rules of operation. The policy will affect all IT devices, including desktops, notebooks, handhelds, cell phones, and fax machines.

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Without an Education, Will Techies Go Far Enough?

December 16, 2004Commerce, Dave's Muse, Information, Politics, Science, Security, Services, Software, Technicalcertifications, colleges, degrees, earnings, eduation, information technology, professional, professionalization, salaries, salary, universities, universityTodd Cochrane

For this article, I am standing firmly on a soap box.

The Associated Press reported, today, on a few information technologist that are doing well in their young careers, so well, in fact, that they each hope to retire before reaching middle age, and they attained their success without a formal higher education. This article struck a raw chord with me, because I emphasize the value of formal education to all of the students whom I teach, including those seeking a B.S. in information technology (IT) and those pursuing a M.B.A. with a further concentration in IT.

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