tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post3155504558863866444..comments2023-11-05T20:02:03.805+10:00Comments on Saipan Middle Road: Upgrade One Step at a TimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-75369408631412936692008-02-15T20:50:00.000+10:002008-02-15T20:50:00.000+10:00No spelling or grammatical edits from me.As to the...No spelling or grammatical edits from me.<BR/><BR/>As to the rest of it, some of the "logic" is beyond my ken.<BR/><BR/>----------------------<BR/><BR/>The CNMI has great need for qualified information technology professionals, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-91279460101249526612008-02-15T14:10:00.000+10:002008-02-15T14:10:00.000+10:00Ron:detriment, not determentcommon sense, not comm...Ron:<BR/><BR/>detriment, not determent<BR/><BR/>common sense, not common senceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-503447141327110672008-02-15T13:06:00.000+10:002008-02-15T13:06:00.000+10:00Oh... forgot- DHS is planning to implement system...Oh... forgot- DHS is planning to implement systems that, while not directly operated or managed by Labor, will be thoroughly integrated via their border security, Real ID and terrorism prevention data systems. Funding is tapped and implementation should commence mid-2009. Everybody hope and pray that data integrity is a large part of those projects' planning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-18882603668735893692008-02-15T13:00:00.000+10:002008-02-15T13:00:00.000+10:00Hey Buffalo, Contrary to media notions, I am not q...Hey Buffalo, <BR/><BR/>Contrary to media notions, I am not qualified to teach English here at MHS, so perhaps you can help me clean up this rough draft of Chamberonomics 34.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>Ron<BR/><BR/><BR/>Chamberonomics XXXIV...bitter times ahead!<BR/><BR/>A survey of my MHS students taken Friday, February 15, 2008 showed that one half of my 16-17 year old students did not have one Ron Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681154034130186759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-28110411578517312512008-02-15T12:57:00.000+10:002008-02-15T12:57:00.000+10:00Having WAY too much experience with CNMI governmen...Having WAY too much experience with CNMI government database operations, I can attest that Kap's concerns above are legitimate. All too often computer hardware and software is procured and implemented with no consideration for data quality or security. Operator and administrator training and certification is usually beyond system planners' powers of conception. LIIDS has long been a five star Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-33748993868489580842008-02-15T03:26:00.000+10:002008-02-15T03:26:00.000+10:00Buffalo Breath = BBhmmm...does this mean something...Buffalo Breath = BB<BR/><BR/>hmmm...does this mean something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-88989480548878182632008-02-14T18:23:00.000+10:002008-02-14T18:23:00.000+10:00So I lose some of my customers? So the feds can w...So I lose some of my customers? So the feds can waterboard me in Guantanamo? Are you high? <BR/><BR/>Hyperbole has its uses, but I do sincerely thank you for your explanations. There is no doubt you believe in the righteousness of your cause, Economics 101 notwithstanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-24268075504804699132008-02-14T13:46:00.000+10:002008-02-14T13:46:00.000+10:00Since a lot of that previous post by Buffalo hunte...Since a lot of that previous post by Buffalo hunter seems directed at me and my agency, I will respond to the factual errors.<BR/><BR/>1. There are no "DHS grants." They are Interior grants. They are part of a program that has been in existence for more than 10 years, under which the CNMI has funded most of its Department of Labor and Division of Immigration lawyers, and several of DOL's The Joninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847771627566894565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-63162153389744368542008-02-14T12:54:00.000+10:002008-02-14T12:54:00.000+10:00Both Buffalo Hunter/Rider and Anon need to get the...Both Buffalo Hunter/Rider and Anon need to get their medication balanced.The Joninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847771627566894565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-41526558302074742502008-02-13T20:03:00.000+10:002008-02-13T20:03:00.000+10:00The comment three posts up isn't worth the electro...The comment three posts up isn't worth the electrons it's imaged with. (BTW, Ken, there are back-ups for computer accountability, just like online banking.)<BR/><BR/>The buffalo is the beast in the middle of the Interior emblem, so if anyone is full of it, look in the mirror. Moo! <BR/><BR/>1) There is no reason DHS (INS before March 2003) grants have to funnel through Interior, except for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-37257040222249070412008-02-13T16:11:00.000+10:002008-02-13T16:11:00.000+10:00Wow, buffalo hunter just got slammied!Wow, buffalo hunter just got slammied!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-75673085426129883722008-02-13T16:10:00.000+10:002008-02-13T16:10:00.000+10:00A paperless system? I shudder to think. I came u...A paperless system? I shudder to think. I came up with lots of potential problems immediately, starting with the computer is down because...<BR/><BR/>Then there's accountability. Who actually approved various items, and how do you prove it?<BR/><BR/>You're tagged btw. Blame it on Angelo, everyone else does. I'm just channeling.KAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541898442936527367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-60804880087546339942008-02-13T14:43:00.000+10:002008-02-13T14:43:00.000+10:00Buffalo hunter is full of buffalo shit!First, DHS ...Buffalo hunter is full of buffalo shit!<BR/><BR/>First, DHS has nothing to do with the CNMI until the Fed bill passes; it wasn't even an agency when the Ombudsman's office was created.<BR/><BR/>Second, you don't know the history of the initiative, buffalo breath. The money went to federal agencies to beef up federal and local enforcement efforts, and had only the most minimal oversight of hiringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-68174814235097349542008-02-12T18:34:00.000+10:002008-02-12T18:34:00.000+10:00i stand-corrected.i stand-corrected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-33062365805517092762008-02-12T18:32:00.000+10:002008-02-12T18:32:00.000+10:00Why should they? Interior is an officious interme...Why should they? Interior is an officious intermeddler, all too eager to pat itself on the back for serving as a conduit for grants that should rightly come directly from the federal agencies concerned. In this case DHS.<BR/><BR/>Usually Interior simply messes things up, like when they took away half a million dollars from the CNMI Labor and Immigration initiative under the Ombudsperson's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-37000511216444106122008-02-12T15:50:00.000+10:002008-02-12T15:50:00.000+10:00Of course, they won't give credit to the entity th...Of course, they won't give credit to the entity that provided the grant that paid for it all: the Department of Interior's Office of Insular Affairs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-63076072019555952472008-02-12T15:21:00.000+10:002008-02-12T15:21:00.000+10:00New hardware and software is great, but the primar...New hardware and software is great, but the primary component of any information system is its human-ware. Has Labor upgraded their operators and administrators such that the full potential of the new system can be realized?<BR/><BR/>It's a concern that at least one of the persons grinning widely in the background is known to possess advanced cyber threat skills and resources.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-1587048853115422042008-02-12T10:25:00.000+10:002008-02-12T10:25:00.000+10:00cnmi windows sounds more confusing that microsoft'...cnmi windows sounds more confusing that microsoft's version...Brad Ruszalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540336893648127319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269105299671477561.post-54106062123353256522008-02-12T09:52:00.000+10:002008-02-12T09:52:00.000+10:00Welcome to the 21st Century DOL! This is long ove...Welcome to the 21st Century DOL! This is long overdue!Marianas Pridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214013139672445725noreply@blogger.com