The more sensitive it is, the more it warrants discussion
07 Feb, 2010
As we approach the four-week mark since Haiti was devastated by the massive earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people, we can begin to reflect on the relief effort and what entities have truly ...More >
03 Feb, 2010
After reading my "H-1B Spotlight Shines on a Distraction" post earlier this week, Kim Berry, president of the Programmers Guild, drew the conclusion that I "favor allowing employers to sponsor H-1B ...More >
01 Feb, 2010
Reliant Energy in Houston is taking a lot of heat for bringing work under an outsourced IT contract back in-house, and hiring H-1B visa holders to help do the job. What's unfortunate about the outcry ...More >
28 Jan, 2010
One of the most encouraging developments related to the ongoing fraud and abuse afflicting the H-1B visa program is the boots-on-the ground approach being taken by the administration to solve the ...More >
25 Jan, 2010
There's probably no more hotly contested or controversial issue in IT than the question of whether there's an IT skills shortage in the U.S. One side claims adamantly that while we have plenty of IT ...More >
25 Jan, 2010
In my post, "The American Dream Need Not Be Realized in America," last week, I suggested that unemployed and underemployed U.S. IT pros should look at opportunities overseas in their pursuit of a ...More >
21 Jan, 2010
It's obvious that there's a great deal of resentment among many IT professionals who are either unemployed or underemployed and who are watching as growing numbers of people from other countries fill ...More >
21 Jan, 2010
The IT executives who will be gathered at the IT Business Edge Midmarket CIO Forum in Orlando in March probably won't have anything higher on their agendas than figuring out ways to cut costs. ...More >
19 Jan, 2010
The compulsion of some people to say things online that they would never dream of saying in a physical setting gets more mystifying by the day, especially given that the practice can have very ...More >
14 Jan, 2010
Google's threat to pull up stakes and leave China following a major hack attack from within the country has rekindled controversy over its decision four years ago to enter the China market even ...More >