Fed H-1B Visa Probes May Help American Engineers
As this screen shot suggests, American engineers are seething over the loss of jobs to foreign — mostly Indian — workers. American computer professionals who complain that they lose jobs or get lower pay because of imported tech workers may have reason to smile.
Mercer Island student's video game earns White House visit
13-year-old Jasper Hugunin, of Mercer Island, participated in Tuesday's White House science fair, where he showed off a computer game he had created. It was part of the Obama administration's effort to lift American students' performance in math and science.
President Obama Tells Unemployed Engineer’s Wife: ‘Send Me Your Husband’s Resume’
President Barack Obama had a virtual intimate talk with a number of Americans this afternoon in a "Google hangout," where he received questions from an audience over the computer. One guest in the hangout asked about worker visas in engineering, and gave the President the anecdote of her husband's three years of temporary employment despite being an engineer. "Send me your husband's resume ...
Engineers: What’s in a Name?
If you were looking for a computer job on the Mark I, you might have described yourself as a coder, not a programmer , a term that wouldn't emerge until the 1950s.
Daniel Bowling comments: Bill would limit OT for tech jobs
With his dog Ellie by his side, Jim Kerick puts in extra hours Saturday at his home in Garner. IT workers are bracing themselves against an industry-led campaign to revise labor laws.
Martin County School Board seeks efficiency study
STUART — The Martin County School Board agreed Tuesday to fill four "critical need positions" but delayed action on two high-profile job openings until completion of a districtwide efficiency study the members commissioned.
What jobs are hottest in Huntsville? IT, health care, engineering, defense, biotech, and other high-tech
I have a friend who, after dinner or before bedtime, reads books on numbers or math. Not because he's studying for a graduate degree or up for a promotion. Nobody threatens or bribes him.
Amazon's Kindle Fire: The next gaming console?
Amazon.com has been quietly recruiting game developers, posting dozens of jobs on its site. P.J. McNealy, founder of Digital World Research, believes that Amazon is amassing resources to potentially become a force in mobile social gaming.
High-tech workers fight bill that limits who can get overtime pay
WASHINGTON — High-tech workers across the country could see smaller paychecks under an industry-led campaign to revise labor laws to further limit overtime benefits.
Overtime bill pits needs of high-tech employers vs. workers
WASHINGTON — High-tech workers across the country could see smaller paychecks under an industry-led campaign to revise labor laws to further limit overtime benefits.