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Without protected rights to due process, the ability of DHS employees to act
as watchdogs within their agencies is greatly curtailed. For more
information on the Troux platform and Troux solutions, please visit
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"These new regulations are nothing more than a blatant and illegal power
grab by the Administration," Gage said. A room-darkening
shade is being pulled on the activities of the federal government. Paras will focus on the needs of the
Enterprise Architecture (EA) community, addressing demand for
practical and effective solutions to help organizations put EA into
action. Previously, he served as senior
architect at a major airline and has held product management,
marketing, support and development positions at several technology
vendors , including IBM.

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The unions are requesting a preliminary injunction
that would bar DHS from moving ahead with the new rules until the federal
court rules on a case, filed earlier this year by the unions, which challenges
the legality of the new personnel system.
"This new power-grab personnel system isn't just a bad deal for homeland
security workers," Gage explained, "it's a bad deal for the American taxpayer."

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest
federal employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal government
and the government of the District of Columbia.

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"For instance," Gage continued, "these regulations eliminate all
meaningful collective bargaining -- an obvious transgression of the Homeland
Security Act, the legislation that created the Homeland Security Department. We will also
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"It's hard to see how these new regulations will lead to greater security
for the American people," said AFGE National President John Gage. In
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About Troux Technologies

Troux Technologies (pronounced "True") is the leader in IT
Governance software and solutions.

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"After years as a practitioner and coach in the EA field, I
believe the market is poised to take advantage of solutions that
further enhance EA maturity," said George Paras, Vice President of
Enterprise Architecture Solutions for Troux Technologies.

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More than half of DHS respondents disagreed with the statement
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"George will work with
Troux's leading commercial and government customers to implement
Enterprise Architecture and IT Governance solutions that make a
strategic impact on IT and the customers IT supports. Prior to
joining Troux, Mr.

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That's what the American Federation of Government
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AUSTIN, Texas----Troux (TM)
Technologies, the leader in IT Governance software and solutions,
today announced the addition of George Paras, formerly of the Meta
Group, as its Vice President of Enterprise Architecture Solutions . "An
expanding and energetic firm like Troux Technologies has the core
capabilities necessary to help organizations make EA real.com

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The previous Rule was an unworkable
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AFGE With Other Unions Files Motion to Stop New Personnel Rules

Union President Says New Personnel System Will Create Chaos
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WASHINGTON, In announcing its decision to
implement new and radical personnel regulations on August 1st, the Department
of Homeland Security is rushing to put into practice rules whose legality have
yet to be established. Paras was Vice President of the Enterprise Planning
and Architecture Strategies group at META Group and Chairman of the
Enterprise Architectures Conferences.

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"The addition of George Paras to Troux not only validates our
approach to IT Governance, but also underscores our commitment to
provide strategic guidance and real solutions to our customers," said
Hank Weghorst , CEO of Troux Technologies.

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Troux is the only company that
provides a complete end-to-end baseline of both business and IT
architectures, providing the visibility necessary for CIOs and
executives to manage the business of IT.

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Paras is a widely recognized expert on enterprise architecture
(EA ), IT strategy and planning and portfolio management with more than
25 years of information technology industry experience.

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In that legislation, Congress called upon DHS to guarantee the collective
bargaining rights of its employees.
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guide management of the forests to the local level -- to the people who live
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