personnel
RSS personnelUltra Secure Personnel Identification Biometrics Vs. XRF and Elemental Tagging
White Paper Today there are many documents and forms of personal identification required for the conduct of business and everyday life. Drivers' licenses, passports, badges and swipe tags for entry into proprietary buildings, are typical forms of... [19 Apr 2005]
Human Capital: DHS Faces Challenges in Implementing Its New Personnel System
White Paper DHS is in the early stages of developing the infrastructure needed for implementing its new human capital management system. At a minimum, this infrastructure includes a strategic human capital planning process that integrates the agency's human... [25 May 2005]
Personnel at Dubai Islamic Bank Respond to Messages on the Move Using E-Mail System
White Paper Employees at Dubai Islamic Bank need Internet-based and mobile access to e-mail to meet their business goals. With the existing IBM Lotus Notes running on UNIX, they lacked the remote tools to send and receive e-mails on the move. [20 Feb 2008]
Human Capital: OPM Can Better Assist Agencies in Using Personnel Flexibilities
White Paper The ineffective use of flexibilities can significantly hinder the ability of federal agencies to recruit, hire, retain, and manage their human capital. To deal with their human capital challenges, it is important for agencies to assess and... [26 May 2005]
Department of Finance and Personnel: Public Procurement Policy
White Paper At its meeting on 16 May 2002, the Executive agreed to a revised public procurement policy for Northern Ireland Departments, their Agencies, non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) and Public Corporations. [17 Jun 2005]
Sun's Interest in Working Closely with University Personnel Makes Aachen a Center of HPC Excellence
White Paper The Aachen University of Technology, one of the leading technical universities in Europe, has begun implementing the largest Sun Microsystems supercomputer in the world. Aachen wanted to replace outdated vector approach to supercomputing with open... [03 Jul 2008]
DOD Personnel: DOD Actions Needed to Strengthen Civilian Human Capital Strategic Planning and Integration With Military Personnel and Sourcing Decisions
White Paper DOD has made progress in establishing a foundation for strategically addressing civilian human capital issues by developing its departmentwide civilian human capital strategic plan. However, the alignment of human capital goals with the overarching... [25 May 2005]
Impact of High Density Hot Aisles on IT Personnel Work Conditions
White Paper The use of modern enclosed hot aisles to address increasing power densities in the data center has brought into question the suitability of working conditions in these hot aisle environments. In this paper, it is determined that the additional heat... [03 Jul 2008]
Human Capital: DHS Personnel System Design Effort Provides for Collaboration and Employee Participation
White Paper The success of the transformation and implementation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is based largely on the degree to which human capital management issues are addressed. Recognizing this, the legislation creating DHS provided it with... [22 Dec 2004]
Ultra Wideband Multi Sensor System for Sense Through the Wall Surveillance for Personnel Detection and Identification
White Paper The events of September 11, 2001 and the tragic loss of life not only of the people within the World Trade Center Towers, but also the First Responders that rushed to the scene to provide assistance, has left an indelible mark on the American psyche. [05 Jan 2005]
A Weapon on the War for Talent: Using Special Authorities to Recruit Crucial Personnel
White Paper Recently Congress provided four federal agencies with special authorities for hiring professionals and executives to help them compete for highly talented people in highly competitive job markets. The question now facing government is whether its... [28 Dec 2004]
Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Personnel Spend More Time Fighting Crime
White Paper The Pennsylvania State Police needed a better crime reporting system. The new system should be Internet-based and user friendly. The system needs to provide a variety of data gathering and reporting options, and it needs to be secure enough to... [03 Jul 2008]
Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System: Supporting Best Business Practices for the Enterprise
White Paper Lockheed Martin has partnered with the United States Navy on a development strategy that includes the use of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products, such as PeopleSoft, Business Objects and Oracle. This approach takes advantage of Business... [30 Aug 2005]
Military Personnel Service Warships With the Aid of Mobile Devices
White Paper Maintaining the complex equipment and systems of a warship demands regular maintenance surveys called "Checks. Often, the sailors who perform checks must shimmy through tight quarters or crawl spaces, and thus their tools and record-keeping media... [16 Apr 2007]
Human Capital: DOD's Civilian Personnel Strategic Management and the Proposed National Security Personnel System
White Paper This paper provides GAO's preliminary observations on aspects of DOD's proposal to make changes to its civilian personnel system and discusses the implications of such changes for governmentwide human capital reform. [25 May 2005]
