October 16, 2008 – Even though the workforce at the Agency comes from a variety of diverse backgrounds, each and every employee is working toward the same mission — protecting America. The Agency would like use Hispanic Heritage Month as an opportunity to highlight Hispanic employees who have gone above and beyond what is called for in order to contribute to the mission. Here’s your opportunity to meet some CIA employees with a diverse background and learn about what drives them in their careers. This is the second article in our series about Hispanic heritage at the CIA.
December 27, 2008
The People of the CIA…Hispanic Employees Bring Diversity of Thought to the Agency
October 9, 2008 – During Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), we celebrate the Hispanic Americans who have devoted their careers to the Agency’s mission. Hispanic Heritage Month is one of many commemorative months that celebrates the diversity of America’s people.
A Look Back … Walter Bedell Smith Becomes DCI
October 2, 2008 – The fourth Director of Central Intelligence, Gen. Walter Bedell Smith (1950-53), was one of CIA’s most successful and influential directors. A forceful manager with decided ideas about running CIA, Smith.
A Look Back … The Execution of a “Great Spy”: Adolf Tolkachev
September 25, 2008 – In 1976, Adolf Tolkachev, a Soviet aviation specialist working on stealth technology for aircraft, began leaving notes in, or on, the cars of U.S. diplomats near the American Embassy in Moscow. He was interested in meeting with CIA officials.
A Look Back …Creating the CIA: A New Instrument of Government
September 18, 2008 – At the beginning of the Cold War, looking back to the lessons of Pearl Harbor, Congress and President Harry S. Truman approved the creation of a peacetime intelligence service. This new organization, deliberately fashioned to be independent of all the Cabinet departments and military services, was to provide senior U.S. policymakers with comprehensive judgments on political and military issues and to coordinate clandestine activities overseas. Washington thus created an agency dedicated to collecting and analyzing the secrets of actual or potential adversaries.
Web Hosting Security, Focus of Websense Host North America Channel Partner Event
San Diego, California – (The Hosting News) – December 18, 2008 – web hosting security, will be a focus of the upcoming Websense North America Channel Partner Conference, to be held in San Diego, from January 14 through 16th.
The Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego will host the fast-paced, two day event, open to all Websense reseller partners in the U.S. and Canada.
David Roberts, Senior Vice President of Americas Sales, Websense remarked, ”The Websense 2009 Partner Conference will provide our channel partners with the knowledge, expertise and business advantages they need to market and sell security solutions to small and mid-size businesses and enterprises. Partner enablement has always been at the core of our ChannelConnect Global Partner Program and will play a significant role at our Partner Conference. The agenda is packed with valuable sessions that will help our partners build successful security practices, increase their customer value, and make more money selling Websense solutions.”
The 2009 Websense Partner Conference will offer a combination of keynote presentations, breakout sessions and roundtables covering informative topics that IT solution providers can use to grow their security practices and maximize sales revenues and profitability. The conference will also feature business, sales and technical tracks led by the Websense team, customers and industry influencers. In addition, attending channel partners will have opportunities to network with their peers and the Websense executive team.
Websense will also deliver a comprehensive overview of the company’s stated vision and strategy, and present partners with a sneak peek at the Websense product roadmap and a number of new business-building resources and channel programs that will be announced throughout 2009.
Websense, Inc. is a global leader in integrated web, data and email security solutions, provides Essential Information Protection for more than 43 million employees at more than 50,000 organizations worldwide. Distributed through its global network of channel partners, Websense software and hosted security solutions help organizations block malicious code, prevent the loss of confidential information and enforce Internet use and security policies.
To learn more about details including the agenda and partner registration, please visit: www.websense.com/partnerconference.
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December 26, 2008
Structured Finance Officer (Local Staff) (Asian Development Bank)
To support sector groups at INRM in the identification and development and administration of projects and technical assistance with (Innovation and Efficiency Initiative (IEI) and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) components that merits ADB public sector assistance.
Senior Administrative Assistant (Local Staff) (Asian Development Bank)
To perform full secretarial services for a professional staff member at director level. Helps coordinate administrative activities for the division.
Project Implementation Officer (Local Staff) (Asian Development Bank)
To support CARM in providing effective assistance to country-owned strategies and national development plan in the sector of agriculture with focus on natural resources, environment and to foster effective partnerships for development with all concerned stakeholders.
Principal Social Sector Specialist (Professional Staff) (Asian Development Bank)
To serve as the Program Manager for PEDP-II, a SWAP jointly funded by the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and 11 development partners (DPs) including ADB as the lead DP. In addition, oversee, formulate and articulate social sector policy consistent with the overall financial sector strategy, engaging GoB in policy dialogue, and conducting ADB’s activities to support sector policy and reforms. As leader of a multi-disciplinary team oversee and assure the quality of project development, implementation, administration, and of overall results for PEDP-II and other loans, Technical Assistance (TAs) projects, and non-lending products and services (NLPS) in the social sector.