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DHS finds a way around H-1B visas
The Department of Homeland Security has extended the period for Optional Practical Training from 12-29 months. OPT certification allows foreign students to work in the United States without an H-1B Read more...
CTOs seek help from Congress
A gathering of chief technology officers in Washington, D.C., recently led to a unified front in seeking help from Congress. The request was for improved technology policies and the full funding of Read more...
Senator wants answers to H-1B snarl
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is looking for answers from the Bush administration, and soon. Grassley wants to know what progress has been made to make administrative changes to ease the difficulty in Read more...
ALSO NOTED: India's Kerala adopts open-source; Google pays for gadgets;
> India's Kerala adopts open-source. Article > Google pays for gadgets. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Microsoft sues alleged Hotmail spammers; Why do women leave IT?;
> Microsoft sues alleged Hotmail spammers. Article
> Why do women leave IT? Read more...
ALSO NOTED: VoIP alliance effort takes a step forward; Where the next Gates will be coming from; and much more...
> VoIP alliance effort takes a step forward. Article > Where the next Gates will be coming from. Read more...
Treatment plant subject to hacker risk
In what could likely be the start of a new homeland security risk, hackers may have gained access to the computer and network systems of a water treatment plant in Pennsylvania; the FBI is Read more...
Feds use smart cards to boost security
The US Defense Department aims to meet new Homeland Security data and network access requirements by utilizing authentication middleware technology that will let users access government PCs and Read more...