The Writer’s Guild strike is over so I can post again. Not really true but it sure sounds like a good excuse. It’s been a busy few months what with 2008 budgeting, keeping up with vulnerabilities, rolling out IE7, beginning…
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I’m Back (and Employed)
I've been away from my blog for quite awhile … no good excuses. I started work at Development Alternatives, Inc. (www.dai.com) on March 1 as Senior IT Security Specialist. I've been here for five weeks now and I can tell…
Unemployment Insurance Benefits
I filed for unemployment benefits a few weeks ago; I never thought I’d be doing that! The process to file was relatively straightforward using the State of Maryland DLLR (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) web site. A couple days…
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Security Clearance Required
Many if the IT Management, Senior IT Engineering and Security Management/Engineering jobs advertised in the Baltimore/Washington area require top secret with “full life-style polygraph? clearances. It’s a real catch-22: one needs the clearance to get the job and to get…
Looking for a Job
I never thought finding another job would be this difficult. When I was told of my layoff I was also told that my resume would be circulated throughout the company by HR. I got two calls as a result of…
Laid-off
After nearly 40 years working in the IT industry I find myself without a job; my job at Lockheed Martin was recently eliminated. I was managing the infrastructure that supports the Lockheed Martin NASA ODIN contracts. Reductions in staff and…
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