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'''CIO''' is an acronym for Chief Information Officer. This person has the responsibility of overseeing all [[computer]] operations within an organization. Technology within the enterprise, technical decisions, IT [[budget]]s, analyzing and reworking existing business processes are the responsibility of the CIO. | '''CIO''' is an acronym for Chief Information Officer. This person has the responsibility of overseeing all [[computer]] operations within an organization. Technology within the enterprise, technical decisions, IT [[budget]]s, analyzing and reworking existing business processes are the responsibility of the CIO. | ||
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| + | CIO also stands for the '''Congress of Industrial Organizations,''' a coalition of industrial unions that split away from the [[AFL]] in the late 1930s under [[John L. Lewis]]. The CIO and AFL fought bitterly in the late 1930s; both grew very rapidly during [[World War II]], and both supported the [[New Deal Coalition]] of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Harry S. Truman]]. Many Communists held positions of power in the CIO until they were purged in 1947-48. The CIO reunited with the AFL in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO, which remains the largest coalition of labor unions. | ||
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Revision as of 22:37, November 19, 2008
CIO is an acronym for Chief Information Officer. This person has the responsibility of overseeing all computer operations within an organization. Technology within the enterprise, technical decisions, IT budgets, analyzing and reworking existing business processes are the responsibility of the CIO.
CIO also stands for the Congress of Industrial Organizations, a coalition of industrial unions that split away from the AFL in the late 1930s under John L. Lewis. The CIO and AFL fought bitterly in the late 1930s; both grew very rapidly during World War II, and both supported the New Deal Coalition of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. Many Communists held positions of power in the CIO until they were purged in 1947-48. The CIO reunited with the AFL in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO, which remains the largest coalition of labor unions.