Author: Kim S Nash

Who Led the Baseline 500 & Why

The Baseline 500 ranking is always a tough measure of how companies manage their information. And this year, we got tougher. In prior years, we

How to Leave Iraq

If the U.S. decides to pull out of Iraq, its military forces won’t exit immediately—they can’t. Moving 160,000 troops and tons of equipment is a

5 CIOs on Surviving at the Top

The CIOs on… How to say ‘no’ Interacting with boards of directors Using money to motivate staff Going beyond IT (and into operations) Roundtable participantsHow

When The CIO Earns $9M

Pay packages for chief information officers are rising as the executives get more business duties added to their traditional roles as technology overseers. This year’s

Perks and CIO Pay: Many Variations

When you’re at the tippy-top among technology executives, companies hand out some pretty nice treats. Among the perquisites for those in this year’s Baseline ranking

CIOs Expect to Hire in 3Q

Chief information officers expect to add to their staffs in the next quarter. Seventeen percent of 1,400 chief information officers across the U.S. polled for

“We Really Did Screw Up”

Story Guide: Patients Wait—and Wait—for a Kidney Kaiser’s First Missteps Bad Handoff No. 1: Botched Transfer of Records Bad Handoff No. 2: A Blizzard of