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• IBM defends use of temp visa workers

  IBM says the growth in technologies such as cloud, analytics, mobile and security is "exacerbating the skills shortage" in the tech industry, and underscores the need for temporary foreign tech workers.

• Simplot on the hunt for a CIO

  FMCG food company, Simplot Australia, is in need of a CIO who can find opportunities to improve business with customers and internal operations through technology.

• H-1B employees crowd out other workers, says study

  The battle over the H-1B visa is mostly a battle of brute political muscle on Capitol Hill, coupled with campaign spending. But in the quieter academic sphere, the visa is a topic of ongoing research, and a new paper by three economists is challenging some of the <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2899350/the-h-1b-visa-debate-pain-and-the-politics.html">assertions made by the tech industry</a> that H-1B workers deliver economic gains.

• Is IT work getting more stressful, or is it the Millennials?

  IT work can be stressful, which has always been true. But a new survey says the stress level in IT may be rising. But why?

• All hail the next big job, the chief IoT officer

  In the near future, you may hear about the appointment of a Chief Internet of Things (IoT) Officer. Before you roll your eyes and chortle at the thought of another chief-of-something, consider the problem.

• Median age at Google is 29, says US age discrimination lawsuit

  The typical employee at Google is relatively young, according to a lawsuit brought by an older programmer who is alleging <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2510342/it-industry/age-bias-in-it--the-reality-behind-the-rumors.html">age discrimination</a>.

• Feds want to add 75K new solar power workers

  The U.S. government <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/03/fact-sheet-administration-announces-actions-drive-growth-solar-energy-an">has announced</a> plans to help train 75,000 people to enter the solar workforce by 2020, including a number of veterans.

• Indiana's law delivers real hurt to this state tech grad

  Tech sector companies are far from angels on the issue of equality. Despite losing her case last week, Ellen Pao's lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers, drew attention to the tech industry's "boys club" culture and gender imbalances. But when it comes to gay and lesbian equality, this industry is vocal in its defense of it, combative and willing to challenge political leaders.

• Electrical engineering employment declines nearly 10%, but developers up 12%

  The number of people working as electrical engineers declined by 29,000 last year, continuing a long-standing trend, according to government data.

• Behind the White House's claim of 545,000 unfilled IT jobs

  Earlier this week, the White House announced a plan to use $100 million in H-1B fees to help train people for technology jobs. To make its case for this new program, it said there were 545,000 "unfilled jobs" in information technology.

• IBM workforce declined 12 per cent in 2014; losses tied to corporate divestitures

  IBM's global workforce declined 1212 per cent last year, with most of the decrease due to corporate divestitures.

• Dept Education NSW, Cisco to train 100k students in STEM skills

  The Department of Education NSW and Cisco have partnered to train 100,000 tertiary and and school students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills.

• Still long way to go to close IT gender gap

  The gender gap is still pretty wide in the IT industry with the number of women working in the most popular technology fields not even coming close to 50 per cent, according to IT recruiter, Greythorn.

• U.S. to allow some H-1B worker spouses to work

  The White House today said it is giving final approval to a rule change that will allow some H-1B visa workers' spouses to get jobs.

• Almost 80% of CIOs plan to up-skill their staff in 2015: Greythorn

  CIOs are up-skilling existing IT workers to deal with the shortage of staff with experience in business development, digital, big data, and cloud, according to executive recruiter, Greythorn.