Automation, not cheap labor, is reshaping outsourcing
Automation tools are coming, and quickly. And they promise to re-shape the working world.
Stories by Patrick Thibodeau
Draft bill would boost H-1B worker pay for big visa users
Pay for H-1B workers could rise significantly if a draft bill now circulating in Congress gets the bipartisan backing it needs to pass.
What’s going on with IT hiring?
Two analysts and two trade groups are split about whether the IT job market is up or down.
U.S. gets warnings and advice about the Internet of Things
Businesses, industry groups, privacy advocates and others submitted more than 130 papers in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce's request for comment about the IoT's potential.
Lawsuit seeks to replace H-1B lottery with a filing-date-based system
Two firms whose job candidates lost out in the last H-1B visa lottery have filed a lawsuit that seeks to end the current distribution system.
Judge sends two to prison for 7 years for H-1B fraud
Two brothers were sentenced Friday to 87 months in prison for running an H-1B fraud scheme designed to create a low cost, on-demand workforce.
IT layoffs at insurance firm are a 'never-ending funeral'
MassMutual employees say they are training overseas workers via Web conferencing sessions.
State Dept. IT staff told to keep quiet about Clinton’s server
Two IT staff members who raised concerns about Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server were told not speak of it, according to the Inspector General's report released today.
Sen. Sanders attacks H-1B visa use at Disney
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders lashed out at the H-1B visa program Tuesday while campaigning in Anaheim, Calif.
Students can now work three years on an F-1 visa, but legal fight continues
The U.S. government has officially extended the length of time someone with a STEM degree can work on a student F-1 visa to three years.
Lawsuit seeks the secrets behind the H-1B lottery
Two business immigration groups have filed a lawsuit seeking information about how the nation's H-1B visa distribution system really works.
Silicon Valley's tech workforce diversity has long way to go, say feds
Silicon Valley's diversity makeup is even worse than that in tech as a whole. You can probably guess the race and gender that rules the roost.
Publisher of LA Times and Chicago Tribune sends IT jobs overseas
The Tribune Publishing Co. is laying off as many as 200 IT employees as it shifts work overseas.
House GOP seeks $120M for visa fraud-catching software
House Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would bolster the scrutiny of people entering this country and could affect the H-1B visa program.
Newspaper IT employees ‘angry as hell’ over foreign workers
A government form, called the Labor Condition Application, is being posted on bulletin boards at the offices of various newspapers in the chain. This form alerts workers that at least one H-1B worker is being used.