(Information Technology Association of America, Arlington, VA, www.itaa.org) Formerly the Association of Data Processing Service Organizations (ADAPSO). A membership organization founded in 1960 that defines performance standards, improves management methods and monitors government regulations in the computer services field.
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- America's blocked labor policies
- America's blocked labor policiesAll of our restrictions help Canada though. Companies, including MS are nowsetting up shop in Canada to get around US restrictions. Also, India and others will benefit, as more people stay home. Not sure what the solution is, but we only hurt ourselves with the restrictions.RE: America's...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- Does H-1B surge mean cap should be raised?
- Does H-1B surge mean cap should be raised?30% of Microsoft Workforce in US Reported not US CitizensThe radio in Seattle this morning reported the thirty percent of the workforce currently working for Microsoft on US soil do not hold US Citizenship. The statistic is alarming but I had rationalized that...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-04
- FBI director wants ISPs to track users
- FBI director wants ISPs to track usersAnd the noose upon Lady Liberty's neckyet tightens even more, all in the false sense of security. "Save the children!". Uh, that is the parents job, not the governments! And come on! What a load of crap, terrorists plotting online! Bulls**t! If they do,...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-17
- Military IT cuts almost complete
- Where is the money coming from for President Bush's border security proposals? From military tech, reports Federal Computer Week. A May 17 letter from Bush to Congress requests spending cuts across the military services, including many communications and tech systems. The administration is “robbing Peter to...
- Blog posts 2006-06-16
- Report challenges VoIP wiretapping rules
- Vint Cerf and eight other contributors from academia, industry, and even a former NSA official say federal regulations requiring police access to VoIP-based phone calls are unworkable and would impose "enormous costs," News.com reports. The study, organized by the Information Technology Association of America, says that because VoIP relies on...
- Blog posts 2006-06-13
- Global outsourcing to create 337,625 US jobs by 2010
- Information Technology Association of America says global outsourcing generated a net increase of US jobs in 2005 of 257,042, and is expected to create a net number of 337,625 new jobs by 2010. ITAA says US economy benefits from global outsourcing because they help increase the US Gross Domestic Product...
- Blog posts 2005-11-01
- Coder group: H-1Bs behind women's decline in IT
- Coder group: H-1Bs behind women's decline in ITIn other newshttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/24/news/fortune500/ibm_india/index.htm?cnn=yes" IBM is planning to hire more than 14,000 new workers in India this year, even as the company proceeds with layoffs of up to 13,000 workers in Europe and the United States""People who say this is simply labor arbitrage don't...
- Discussion threads 2005-06-27
- When will consultants learn?
- When will consultants learn?Dogbert ConsultingI like that firm. They treat you well.The answer is so simpleA consultant is hired based on the consultant, not the company he works for...The cobbler's children......are the last to get shoes. Consultants spend lots of time anayzing other people's business because that's what...
- Discussion threads 2005-05-20
- The remedy for spyware...not anytime soon
- Lydia Parnes, director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, kicked off the CNET Antispyware Workshop saying that in defining spyware “it all depends.” And, a year after the FTC held a spyware workshop, the spyware and adware companies and their anti counterparts are still battling...
- Blog posts 2005-05-03
- How to regulate software?
- The security and potential government regulation of software are hotly debated at the RSA Conference.RSA Conference panelists take a hard look at the pros and cons of regulating the software industry. Speakers include TechNet CEO Rick White, Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier, ITAA President Harris Miller and former White House cybersecurity...
- Videos 2005-02-17
- Another H-1B battle coming?
- Another H-1B battle coming?It's all about moneyI've been working in IT for 10 years now. I think the idea that there is a shortages of IT workers is a myth. It's all about the workers being available at a price companies want to pay. Equivalent American workers are more expensive...
- Discussion threads 2005-01-20
- 230K IT jobs waiting to be filled by the end of 2004
- Although there was a slight 2% increase in IT employment early in 2004, IT job growth is expect to slow for the remainder of 2004, according to Information Technology Association of America. The report found that the number of IT jobs in Q1 2004 was 10.5 mln, up from 10.3...
- Blog posts 2004-09-08
- ITAA head: Offshoring isn't the enemy
- ITAA head: Offshoring isn't the enemyITAAWho can you even consider using the CEO of ITAA to justify offshorind. This is the same guy who claims to represent IT workers and sold congress on the idea there was a shortage of tech worker which could only be fixed by increasing...
- Discussion threads 2004-05-06
- So far 104,000 tech jobs have been offshored
- The Information Technology Association of America, in a survey set for release Tuesday, acknowledges that the migration of tech jobs to low-paid foreigners has eliminated 104,000 American jobs so far, nearly 3% of the positions in the U.S. tech industry. Software engineers have been particularly hard hit. Researchers at Global...
- Blog posts 2004-03-30
- Schwarzenegger pushes recovery plan
- Schwarzenegger pushes recovery planGood article, the Recovery plan is neededFrom the article: "California pays the highest price for workers compensation in the country, and our workers receive some of the lowest benefits." Thanks to Citizens paying for illegal aliens coming over and getting free(healthcare/food/benefits) the working class has to pay...
- Discussion threads 2004-02-05
- IT industry watches Iowa
- IT industry watches IowaViews on MS even more important..I am watching the race as well, looking for clues that any of these candidates truly understands the importance of Microsoft technologies in today's modern age. Some quotes I found to be quite disturbing from some of the candidates, especially around reversing...
- Discussion threads 2004-01-19
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