http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/125/all xx http://www.itworld.com/business/85809/obama-backs-us-return-math-science-tech President Barack Obama said today that more has to be done to encourage students to take up in math, science and technology disciplines, while indirectly warning of the global competition for highly skilled jobs. http://www.itworld.com/business/85809/obama-backs-us-return-math-science-tech#comments Business Career Government IT management/strategy News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:09:55 -0500 ITworld staff 85809 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/85792/is-federal-stimulus-money-being-used-it-hardware-not-hiring Congress allocated $787 billion earlier this year in a stimulus package President Obama signed in an effort to jump-start the economy. So where are the IT jobs? http://www.itworld.com/business/85792/is-federal-stimulus-money-being-used-it-hardware-not-hiring#comments Business Career Government IT management/strategy News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:10:06 -0500 ITworld staff 85792 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/85786/olympic-effort Quality assurance and testing often get short shrift, but deploying systems without putting them through their paces can result in embarrassing and costly failures. Ward Chapin, CIO of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, wants flawless performance when the Games begin on February 28. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/85786/olympic-effort#comments Career IT management/strategy News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:40:06 -0500 ITworld staff 85786 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/85723/recruting-a-more-diverse-it-staff-seven-tips IT departments are notorious for their lack of diversity and the problem is only getting worse. Here are seven practical steps that CIOs and other IT leaders can take to attract and retain more women and underrepresented minorities to IT staffs. http://www.itworld.com/career/85723/recruting-a-more-diverse-it-staff-seven-tips#comments Career IT management/strategy Software Opinion Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:10:18 -0500 ITworld staff 85723 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/85675/the-top-100-it-projects-2009 2009 InfoWorld 100 Awards: IT remains the lifeblood of forward-thinking organizations, as this year's recipients of InfoWorld's highest honor attest http://www.itworld.com/career/85675/the-top-100-it-projects-2009#comments Career IT management/strategy Software News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:40:13 -0500 ITworld staff 85675 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/85514/new-h-1b-hiring-bill-takes-aim-tech-firms Two U.S. Senators have proposed legislation that would bar any firm which lays off 50 or more workers from hiring guest workers holding H-1B visas. http://www.itworld.com/government/85514/new-h-1b-hiring-bill-takes-aim-tech-firms#comments Career Government IT management/strategy Software News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:10:22 -0500 ITworld staff 85514 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/84865/how-make-open-source-experience-shine-your-resume By anyone's measure, skills in open source software are very much in demand, but you still need to get yourself noticed. Here are the three elements of your open source experience that you must include on your resume. http://www.itworld.com/career/84865/how-make-open-source-experience-shine-your-resume#comments Career Development Open Source Tip resume The Daily Tip Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:47:27 -0500 ITworld tips 84865 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/85269/cios-fear-mass-it-exodus-following-economic-recovery Robert Half Technology and Deloitte Consulting report that IT leaders are worried high-tech workers will seek employment elsewhere, leaving their companies at a disadvantage in terms of business-technology initiatives. http://www.itworld.com/business/85269/cios-fear-mass-it-exodus-following-economic-recovery#comments Business Career IT management/strategy Networking Software News Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:09:53 -0500 ITworld staff 85269 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/85265/tech-workers-take-h-1b-case-supreme-court The Programmers Guild and other groups, along with a number of individual tech workers, are taking their challenge of a Bush era decision to extend foreign student visas to the U.S. Supreme Court. http://www.itworld.com/career/85265/tech-workers-take-h-1b-case-supreme-court#comments Career Government IT management/strategy Software News Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:39:57 -0500 ITworld staff 85265 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/84928/the-best-jobs-it-compensation Frank Sirianni finds himself in an unlikely situation during this recession: He's having trouble filling an IT position. http://www.itworld.com/career/84928/the-best-jobs-it-compensation#comments Business intelligence Career IT management/strategy Software News IT jobs Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:26:42 -0500 ITworld staff 84928 at http://www.itworld.com