"Gov't Legislation" news, interviews, and features

News about Gov't Legislation

• China scrubs Apple's iPad and MacBooks from government buying list

  Report claims that China's government is increasing pressure on Western technology firms\

• U.S. senator blasts Microsoft's H-1B push as it lays 18,000 off workers

  Republican lawmaker takes issue with U.S. corporate belief that there's a STEM shortage

• Many comments on new H-1B rule, but few are 'unique'

  Splunk makes tool for analyzing comments filed on Regulations.gov, and uses it on new H-1B rule

• Congressman calls for halt to FTC breach probe amid claims of 'corporate blackmail'

  House Oversight Committee questions reliability of Tiversa data used by FTC in filing complaint against LabMD

• Durbin warns Republicans standalone H-1B hike plan will fail

  H-1B increase can't happen without comprehensive immigration reform, Durbin tells tech CEOs

• Offshore firms took 50% of H-1B visas in 2013

  Government data shows who is really using the visas

Features about Gov't Legislation

• Immigration reform may spur software robotics

  A clampdown on visa use by offshore firms may prompt creative responses

• SOPA blowback, and other tech predictions for 2013

  Tech immigration, cybersecurity and Internet taxes will be the leading issues in the next Congress