GAO Says Offshoring Could Stymie Tech Job Growth
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2004  - A new government report indicates that offshore outsourcing could hurt IT employment growth over the next decade.
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The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) survey says that the high-tech job market showed a modest 2 percent increase in the first quarter of 2004, but that the market is expected to shrink over the rest of the year.
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The U.S. information tech sector lost 403,300 jobs between March 2001 and this past April, and the market for tech workers remains bleak, according to a new report...
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Disappointing earnings guidance from tech heavyweights reignited fears of a U.S. recession.
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After internal documents revealed plans to send nearly 5,000 jobs to developing countries over two years, IBM became an easy target for critics of outsourcing. Will limiting layoffs take the sting out of moving these jobs abroad?
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IT workers in the U.S. aren't happy about the state of the job market, according to a study released this week by New York-based staffing firm Hudson.
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The total value of outsourcing contracts in the U.S. was down in Q3, but is still on the rise in Europe and Asia.
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Presidential candidate's position paper calls for expanding a federal program to help tech workers hurt by offshore outsourcing.
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The U.S. technology sector suffered  another round of widespread layoffs during the third quarter,  with computer firms slashing jobs most aggressively, a report  said on Monday.
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CBI director general Digby Jones says offshoring will enable UK firms to survive globalisation, as well as helping raise staff skill levels.
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Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas reports that the US information technology industry lost 54,701 jobs in the July through September quarter, which is an increase of 14 percent from the same quarter last year.
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The Government Accountability Office (what you and I remember as the General Accounting Office) last week issued a long-awaited report (which was supposed to be out last spring) on the nettlesome issue of offshoring/outsourcing.
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Economic uncertainty prompts companies to delay contracts, but may soon benefit outsource services.
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PLANO, Texas - All Jeff Goulston wanted was a little job security. Having watched thousands of jobs get shipped overseas, the technology consultant saw his long-term prospects drying up.
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Government contractors, which have been riding a wave of unprecedented growth since the Sept. 11 attacks, are starting to feel the effects of an industry-wide slowdown as the government tightens its technology spending, according to company officials and industry observers.
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The number of information technology workers in the United States went up last year and will continue to rise again this year, albeit at a much slower rate, according to a report released today
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Telecommuting is now an option for workers at many companies and is likely to only grow in use during the next two years, according to a survey by Yoh Services, a provider of talent and outsourcing services.