The Worst Jobs in Science 2007
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| Our annual bottom-10 list, in which we salute the men and women who do what
| no salary can adequately reward
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| Meanwhile, faith in Microsoft security is ever-shakier—according to one
| estimate, 30 percent of corporate chief information officers have moved away
| from some Windows platforms in recent years.
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http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/0203101256a23110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
One-third of Microsoft's U.S. employees are on H-1B
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| For years, big tech employers have lobbied Congress to raise the cap on
| H-1B visas, the ones most commonly used to hire foreign tech workers,
| letting them work in the United States up to six years.
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http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=5BO1IKD1G5KSGQSNDLRSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=199702388&queryText=h-1b
Related:
Study: There Is No Shortage of U.S. Engineers
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| ...a new study from Duke University calls this argument bunk, stating
| that there is no shortage of engineers in the United States, and
| that offshoring is all about cost savings.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2111347,00.asp
Is There a Shortage of U.S. Tech Workers?
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| Speaking before a Senate committee earlier this month, Gates said
| that America is facing a critical shortage of tech workers. He
| recommended boosting the number of H-1B visas to allow more foreign
| tech workers into the U.S.
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| "I think that has created an environment where the population of advanced
| skill workers has shrunk a lot in the U.S., because we just haven't created
| a fair system," he says. "Where if you go to other countries, you'll find
| national policy around broadband deployment, which creates a much more even
| playing field for people of all income levels to learn by and work by."
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| "We did it to ourselves," he says.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3667376
Bill Gates to address Senate panel
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| Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is scheduled to descend on Capitol Hill
| next week to pepper a U.S. Senate committee with his suggestions for
| boosting American competitiveness.
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http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-6163930.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
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