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Vivek Kundra, who was on leave from his new appointment by President Obama as the federal government’s chief information officer, has been reinstated, the White House said today. White House officials confirmed to The New York Times that Mr. Kundra had been reinstated today; it was...

Talent retention can be a challenge, even as bad times persist. CIOs must keep essential workers happy, be prepared to hire opportunistically and to resume growth when the economy improves. That means reacting and adapting to a changes in the job market and having flexible...

GE Healthcare was awarded two contract positions for broad patient monitoring and life support medical devices. The company announced that it has been awarded two 10-year contracts (one year, with nine separate option years) by the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP). Combined,...

Business and technology strategies must converge, not just align. And leaders at New York-Presbyterian Hospital are demonstrating how the success convergence can bring. Every study shows that organizations as a whole, especially chief information officers, continue to struggle with business-technology alignment. It remains one of the...

With social networks all over cyberspace, it's probably very easy to find out what your employees are doing and what they are thinking. But even if you find some damning information about one of your workers on Facebook, for instance, should you use that as...

At a time when consumers are increasingly questioning companies that invest big dollars in sports sponsorships, Bank of America has defended its sports marketing activities. Multimillion-dollar sports marketing deals are worth the investment because for every dollar spent on sports marketing, the company gets $10 in...

With the economy taking a toll on even social-networking sites, eMarketer reduced its global forecast for advertising in the sector this year to $2.3 billion, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Social networks, on a worldwide basis, are expected to post advertising growth...

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said on Monday that it would try to ease a credit squeeze afflicting small businesses by buying up to $15 billion of securities that are linked to small-business loans. Speaking to an audience of small-business owners at the White House, President...

Scientists create project proposals, equipment wish lists Dara Frank's experiments with bacteria at the Medical College of Wisconsin require isolating 20,000 cells - by hand. The tedious task takes about 160 hours and typically is done by scientists and students in her lab over two months. A...