European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. February 8,1990 the stars and stripes Page 3 his words live on 7 decades later in Buia Minui message from our y s commander wished stripes Well in us first Issue in 1918. Voa still ave offs no jobs despite hiring freeze by the Washington Post Washington the voice of America i to Var Lising nationwide for International broadcasters in 43 languages including English at the same a tie it has announced a hiring freeze and the firing ojq7 employ the three advertisements posted of the office of personnel management s nationwide Federal Job opportunities list in Washington and Rother cities across he nation seek applicants for inn National broadcast ing jobs thai pay starting salaries ranging from $15,738 to $34.580 a year. What s going on Here old Gary a. Marco presi Dent of local 1418 of the National federation of Feder Al employees at the Volf i heard them announce a total hiring freeze. And Lac last time i checked that meant no  a Voa  said the Job listings were not As mystifying a flick appear. Given the in Goth of time it sometimes takes to go through the hire process and conduct tests if we said let s take Dov four announcement that might cripple us six to Nin months from now said John s. Welch via s chief of personnel operations. He said Hal when Voa imposed a hiring freeze Sev eral a cats ago. Personnel officials asked if they should  number of people on their wailing lists for jobs to see if we should cancel some of our Annoura mints Given the constraints on hiring should we cease soliciting further applications was the question he said. We arc in the process of carrying that  Welch said the freeze docs allow for filling critical positions in languages other Ihaza the six language serv ices to be eliminated in april. For example he said if we lost a critical position in mandarin chinese we could fill  Voa announced thursday that it will eliminate broadcasts in six of its 43 languages greek turkish laotian slovene uzbek and swahili. One of the three Job notices however advertises for employment in 43 languages apparently including the six the Agency plans to eliminate. The three International broadcasting notices on the government s bulletin Board for Job Hunters have been open from three to almost five years. All three Job listings expire next october. An introductory poster on the Job bulletin Board states the list is not a list of immediate Job  but an applicant might get the impression from the announcement that there arc such vacancies. The announcement reads voice of America seeks International radio Broad casters. A skills test and a voice audition Are Mandato 22 languages arc covered by this  a second notification covers 43 languages and a lord Only English. The notices say that the jobs Avail tie Are Tew Wever the continued posting of jobs during a Hir ing two pc coupled with the polite offer to mail an a Plicato Lusito an English Only speaking applicant the Day after  was announced May undermine the credibility he Federal hiring process. Former mural Reserve chairman Paul a. Volcker s National Corfi Sion on the Public service has criticized the by Stew slow confusing complicated bureaucratic and . The system Fri stats applicants and agencies alike according to the comb Sion. Advertisements Are sent out but applicants maj sol hear if they arc in the run Ning for several weeks orb Yeths. By the time they arc Palm Len the list As a qualified applicant they May have of lady gone to work some where else. Continuing to advertise during hiring freezes has occurred in the past according to mud b. Post director of the Washington area  of pm which maintains the Job bulletin bowl frequently agencies under a general hiring freeze we have positions that arc still open for some career int tic so they Don t bankrupt the future he said. V 2 accused of penetrating 911 emergency net Chicago a two Young men were charged in Federal indictments with breaking into the 911 emergency Telephone network in nine Southeastern states and publishing Access information for use by other computer hackers prosecutors announced tuesday. These were not teen agers playing  said acting . Attorney Ira h. Raphaelson. They arc thieves they re reckless and they re  Raphaelson would not say if hackers had disrupted any emergency Calls or had caused any other damage in the emergency network. Nor would he suggest a motive. One of those charged Robert j. Riggs also was a member of a closely knit group of computer hackers known As the legion of doom whose members Are involved in numerous illegal activities Raphaelson , 20, of Decatur ga., is accused of using a computer to enter Atlanta based Bel South s 911 system stealing a copy of the program that controls and maintains the system and publishing the data on hackers computer bulletin Board in lock port  second defendant Craig m. Nei Dorf 19, of Chesterfield mo., is accused of transferring the data 19 his computer at the University of Missouri in Columbia where he allegedly edited it for a computer Hacker publication known As Pharack. Prosecutors said this is the fourth Hacker Case brought by the Federal government in the past year. Raphaelson said Industry specialists estimate that $3 billion to $5 billion is lost yearly to computer fraud. Bel South s 911 controls emergency Calls to the police fire ambulance and emergency services in municipalities in Alabama Mississippi Georgia Tennessee Ken Tucky Louisiana North Carolina South Carolina and Florida. Riggs and Nidorf arc charged with interstate transportation of stolen property wire fraud and violations of the compute fraud and abuse act of 1986. People who invade our telecommunications and related computer systems for profit or personal amusement create imme Diate and serious consequences for the pub Lic at Large said Raphaelson. He said the 911 data was valued at nearly $80,000, but would not say whether there was some Way a Hacker who stole the data could profit from it other than by sell ing the information to others. Raphaelson said legion of doom Mem Bers have been known to change the rout ing of Telephone Calls steal computer data. Modify individual credit histories and fraudulently obtain Money by altering in formation in companies computers. He would not elaborate on the group activities or say whether other indictments were expected. If convicted on All charges Riggs could be sentenced to up to 32 years in prison and fined $222,000. Nidorf could be sentenced to a maximum 31 years and fined $122,000 on conviction. Raphaelson said charges also were announced against Riggs in Atlanta on tues Day alleging other computer crimes. Riggs and Neidorf were expected to sur Render voluntarily prosecutors said. There was no immediate comment from either defendant. There was a recorded message at the Neidorf residence and directory information had no listing for Riggs