Tech Daily (subscription required) reports from a Information Technology Industry council (ITI) luncheon that outsourcing of IT jobs will be a hot topic for lawmakers in the coming session.
ITI’s Ralph Hellmann said congressional staffers told him that populist lawmakers from both parties plan to use the issue to “take a whack” at the technology industry this election year.
On January 27, 2004, In Policy, By Peter Harsha
On January 27, 2004, In Misc., By Peter Harsha
The National Science Board has released a new report on the science and engineering workforce. From their release:
This important NSB policy report offers the Board’s findings and recommendations on long-term strategies for the workforce in five areas: undergraduate and advanced education in science and engineering; the knowledge base on the science and engineering workforce; the precollege teaching workforce for mathematics, science and technology; and US engagement in the international science and engineering workforce.
Link to the report.
On January 27, 2004, In Policy, By Peter Harsha
Slightly old news, but NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) directorate head Peter Freeman has posted a message on the CISE website in an effort to clear up any confusion within the community about the reorganization of the the directorate.
Freeman has also posted a “programmatic crosswalk” that maps former CISE programs and program solicitations to the newly organized structure.
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