[Info-vax] More proof there are no OpenVMS sites/jobs in the DOD

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <00AA65DB.28C9C2D6 at sendspamhere.org>,
	VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
> In article <8k500rFagkU1 at mid.individual.net>, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) writes:
>>In article <c870b3f5-6ac8-433c-8992-3217380c24b7 at i32g2000pri.googlegroups.com>,
>>	FrankS <sapienza at noesys.com> writes:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/27a3akp
>>> 
>>> Okay, maybe I got the subject line wrong.
>>> 
>>
>>There are no "DOD Hospitals".  That's the VA. And with the demise
>>of Cerner on VMS and the fact that the VA is currently in "a major
>>enterprise re-design", one has to wonder how much longer they will
>>remain on VMS.
> 
> There's more than Cerner in the hospital med biz.  Perhaps, the rollout
> of new integrity blades will be running IDX?

Or perhaps they will be running Windows like all the hospitals around here.
(That were all VMS shops 20 years ago.)

> 
> It seems to me that they are looking to replace or upgrade exsiting VMS
> systems in these hospitals.  The problem is that you need to have gov't
> clearance to apply.  

What clearance are you talking about.  I just took a quick look at about
a dozen current vacancy announcements and none of them require a security
clearance.  Just the same kind of clearance you would need for a job doing
the same thing in most any other hospital (background check, financial
check, drug test, etc.)

>                     Too bad.  Probably means that they'll get some wet
> blanket hiree from within that won't know or care about the VMS instal-
> lation.  

Most of the ones I saw were being advertised outside of house which usually
means there are no in-house applicants (as they almost always get first
choice, just like any other employer).  Still means the liklihood of getting
anyone VMS savvy is slim.  Especially when not one of the jobs includes any
mention of VMS.

Of course, a search of all IT jobs at USJOBS.GOV (there are currently about
660)with the keyword "VMS" finds only one match.  That's at DISA in Arlington,
VA and it is not the VMS you're thinking of, it is DISA's Vulnerability
Managment System.

>          Just another gov't robot job.

I have spent many years working with the government and there are more
"robots" among the contractor personnel than among the goverment employees.
(like the Harris HF Radio "expert" I spoke with this past August who did
not know what the term "modes of emmisions" meant!)

bill 

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