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Some steps have been taken to deal with the problem of malicious insiders. "We have put protective mechanisms into systems that are very, very closely held so that very few people know something is keeping track," says Donald Latham. Walker and others now in the private sector are also working to develop "trusted systems" designed to make sure that users obtain only information they are entitled to see and do only things they are authorized...
...society more favorably disposed to women would involve the promotion of policies which would address the unique pressures which women face in our day and age--namely, comprehensive public-sector and corporate childcare programs, extended maternity leaves, just palimony rulings and enforcement, affordable housing, minimum wages in accordance with the costs of living and greater aid to struggling parents with dependent children. In short, a society in which economic survival, work, school, career, life expectations and motherhood are not mutually exclusive, as they often are now for single, young and poor women...
These questions might include "what kinds of outside interest are appropriate for people in key political offices." He said he also expects to look at "persons whose activities are primarily in the private sector, who serve part-time on various public boards...
Manley himself cultivated a new image, different from the radical ideologue of the '70s who alarmed the private business sector, alienated Washington and scared away American tourists. His trademark open-necked safari suit has been replaced by a sober, dark blue business suit. Stressing pragmatism over idealism, he has purged the left-wing fringe of the PNP, toned down his relationship with Fidel Castro and reassured jittery business leaders with talk of continued economic stability and the need for private investment. "I think there are two types of people," he said, "those who won't learn and those...
...firm and invested $10,000 in a one-year program for career changers at Harvard's School of Education. Since 1986, he has been teaching high school math in the New York City public schools. His $30,000 salary is $5,000 less than he made in the private sector -- but $9,000 more than he would have made teaching math five years ago. Carlyle, 39, has no regrets. "Getting these kids through high school is much more satisfying than working behind a desk," he says. That kind of gratification translates into high job-retention rates. In the past school...