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Software developer wages fall 2% as workforce expands

The U.S. tech industry added nearly 64,000 software related jobs last year, but as the workforce expanded, the average size of workers' pay checks declined by nearly 2%.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 16 May, 2013 20:38

Tags: App Development, IT industry, IT careers, TechAmerica Foundation, careers, IT management, TechAmerica
Obama administration expands open data access

U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order requiring that government data be made available in open, machine-readable formats, expanding open-access requirements from earlier in his administration.

By Grant Gross | 09 May, 2013 17:05

Tags: Government use of IT, Sunlight Foundation, U.S. White House, Ellen Miller, government, Barack Obama, TechAmerica, Kevin Richards
Study: US military too reliant on foreign-made equipment

The U.S. military's reliance on foreign-made products, including telecommunications equipment and semiconductors, is putting the nation's security at risk by exposing agencies to faulty parts and to the possibility that producing nations will stop selling vital items, according to a new report from the Alliance for American Manufacturing.

By Grant Gross | 08 May, 2013 20:05

Tags: Guardian Six Consulting, Government use of IT, security, Trey Hodgkins, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Scott Paul, government, John Adams, TechAmerica, Chris Murphy
Tech groups protest anti-China provision in US budget resolution

A little-publicized provision in a U.S. government budget resolution that largely prohibits four agencies from using Chinese-made IT products could backfire, several tech trade groups said.

By Grant Gross | 04 April, 2013 20:43

Tags: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Frank Wolf, Government use of IT, NASA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Barack Obama, Mandiant, trade, BSA, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Semiconductor Industry Association, U.S. National Science Foundation, government, TechAmerica
New bill would require loser to pay in some patent lawsuits

Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require a losing plaintiff to pay legal costs in many patent infringement lawsuits, in an effort to discourage so-called patent trolls from filing court cases.

By Grant Gross | 27 February, 2013 21:23

Tags: Peter DeFazio, Jason Chaffetz, legislation, Consumer Electronics Association, Oracle, TechAmerica, Computer and Communications Industry Association, BSA, Ed Black, intellectual property, U.S. House of Representatives, Microsoft, patent, legal, government

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What Obama's re-election may mean for technology

The US presidential election result leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress. In many longstanding technology debates, policy experts see little movement forward, although lawmakers may look for compromises on a handful of issues.

By Grant Gross | 07 November, 2012 19:06

Tags: telecommunication, Al Franken, Technology Policy Institute, Barack Obama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, legislation, Kevin Richards, 4g, legal, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Motion Picture Association of America, Center for Democracy and Technology, government, Greg Nojeim, Thomas Lenard, U.S. Department of Justice, regulation, Hewlett-Packard, privacy, Arlene Holen, Ed Markey, Public Knowledge, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Microsoft, security, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, copyright, intellectual property, data protection, intel, broadband, TechAmerica, Gigi Sohn
IT employment will finish year in the black

If there is one word that has defined this year, it's "uncertainty." It has been hanging over almost every economic and job growth analysis related to IT. Blame the elections, the fiscal cliff and Europe.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 06 November, 2012 11:16

Tags: Apple, IT industry, Google, Microsoft, Networking, TechAmerica Foundation, IT careers, TechAmerica, management

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