The long-awaited U.S. Senate comprehensive immigration bill, which could arrive in Congress on Tuesday, will likely contain provisions onerous to offshore outsourcing firms that are dependent on H-1B visas.
As IT outsourcing has evolved so, too, have IT outsourcing customers' benchmarking needs. As a result, a new approach to benchmarking is necessary, a new method for establishing new and better ways of operating.
As IT outsourcing has evolved so, too, have IT outsourcing customers' benchmarking needs. As a result, a new approach to benchmarking is necessary, a new method for establishing new and better ways of operating. Kathy Rudy, partner with outsourcing consultancy Information Services Group (ISG), discusses pros and cons of benchmarking for transformation and how to do it right.
The U.S. received 124,000 H-1B visa petitions, 39,000 more than it can fulfill under two hiring caps, the government said Monday.
The government's H-1B visa caps have already been reached, meaning a lottery will be needed to distribute visas, federal officials said late today.
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received roughly 50,000 'packages' with H-1B petitions on Monday, the first day of filing for the next fiscal year.
One of the nation's largest circulating libraries, the King County Library System, turns to agile development outsourcing to take on commercial rivals such as Apple and Amazon.
The U.S. Senate's comprehensive immigration bill is expected to include an H-1B cap hike and higher fees aimed at offshore outsourcers.
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley has re-introduced an H-1B reform bill that once again takes aim at offshore outsourcers, and on Monday he got more ammunition for that battle.
A Texas IT services firm has been indicted by federal authorities for using H-1B visa workers to create an inexpensive 'as needed' labor force.
A survey of both IT services buyers and IT services providers reveals that while outsourcers deliver cost reduction and increased efficiency, they may lack innovation and analytical capabilities.
Ten U.S. senators this week agreed to sponsor a bill that would allow the annual H-1B visa cap to rise to as high as 300,000, leaving opponents and some researchers concerned.
The group of U.S. Senators who are leading an effort to develop a bipartisan comprehensive immigration bill want it to include a so-called STEM visa.
With the overall IT services market on the decline, providers may look to emerging markets and emerging technology offerings for growth.