Competitiveness Press Releases

 14-May-08ITAA, Commerce Encourage Companies to Support Tech Education for Women and Minority Small Businesses
 29-Jan-08Technology Industry Responds to State of the Union
 21-Jan-08ITAA, GEIA Announce Merger
 16-Jan-08Grant Thornton’s Steininger Appointed Chairman of ITAA
 20-Dec-07ITAA Calls First Session a ‘Mixed Bag’ for Innovation
 02-Aug-07ITAA Calls for Passage of Competitiveness Conference Report
 27-Jul-07ITAA Applauds Potential Spectrum Access Compromise
 28-Jun-07ITAA Renews Call for Business Immigration Reform on Heels of Senate Vote
 26-Jun-07ITAA Decries Pending Lapse of Trade Promotion Authority
 19-Jun-07US Technology Industry Weakens According To Forrester/ITAA Tech Sector Index
 08-Jun-07ITAA Urges Senate to Revisit Comprehensive Immigration Reform
 05-Jun-07ITAA Asks Senate to Preserve DOD Access to U.S. Information Technologies
 24-May-07ITAA Expresses Concerns with Senate Immigration Bill
 16-May-07New Online Tool Bridges Technology Use Gap for Women and Minority Small-Business Owners
 11-May-07ITAA Salutes Congress, Administration for Trade Compromise
 26-Apr-07ITAA Calls for Patent Reform in the 110th Congress
 03-Apr-07ITAA Marks H1B Exhaustion with Call for Reform
 29-Mar-07ITAA Advocates Patent Reform at House Small Business Committee Hearing
 23-Mar-07ITAA Praises Bi-Partisan Immigration Reform Bill
Measure Would Make America More Competitive
 21-Mar-07Forrester/ITAA Tech Sector Index Hits Highest Level In Five Years
 07-Mar-07ITAA Names Pelosi Advisor as New Vice President of Government Relations
 08-Feb-07ITAA Praises Administration Budget for Innovation, Federal IT Measures
 05-Jan-07ITAA Applauds Proposal for Permanent Ban on Internet Taxes
 13-Nov-06Tech Companies See U.S. Talent Shortage as a Barrier to Innovation
 31-Jul-06ITAA Applauds House Passage of R&D Tax Credit
 07-Apr-06ITAA Expresses Disappointment at Senate Delay on Immigration Bill
 01-Feb-06ITAA Commends State of Union Speech
 06-Jan-06ITAA Applauds Extension of Defense Education Assistance Program
 16-Nov-05ITAA Praises House Democrats' Innovation Agenda
 04-Nov-05ITAA Cheers Senate Vote on H-1B Visa Recapture
 02-Nov-05ITAA Backs SMART Grant Provision
 31-Oct-05ITAA/Global Insight Study Finds Global Sourcing Spurs US Economy
 13-Oct-05ITAA Supports Provision Allowing H-1B Visa Recapture
 11-Oct-05ITAA Calls for Significant Increase in H1-B Visa Limit
 22-Jun-05ITAA Diversity Study: Numbers of Women, Minorities in Tech Too Low
 20-May-05ITAA Calls "Buy America" Provision a "Lose-Lose" Proposition
 05-May-05ITAA to Launch Special Interest Group Program for Educators and Workforce Development Professional
 22-Mar-05Ronald E. Freedman to Chair ITAA E-Learning Committee
 08-Sep-04Recovery Slight for IT Job Market in 2004
 02-Jun-04ITAA Says The Future is Bright, But Workers Must Be Prepared
 02-Jun-04Dr. Ernst Volgenaus Testimony Before the House Small Business Committee
 30-Mar-04ITAA/Global Insight Study Finds
Global Sourcing of Software and IT Services Bolsters Domestic Employment and Wages Across the Entire US Economy
 27-Jan-04ITAA Announces Plans for IT Workforce Convocation Focusing on the IT Worker and the Global Economy
 20-Oct-03ITAA Cautions Lawmakers to Keep Offshore in Perspective
 15-Sep-03ITAA Survey Explores Issues in Information Security Hiring
 12-Aug-03BearingPoint Executive to Chair ITAA E-Learning Committee
 06-Aug-03ITAA Says Offshore Reality Presents New Competitiveness Challenges
 29-Jul-03New ITAA Paper on L-1 Visas Clarifies “Specialized Knowledge” for Foreign Information Technology Workers - Association Calls the Visas Critically Important
 18-Jun-03ITAA Says International Markets Framework Must Guide U.S. Programs and Policy on Global Challenges
 05-May-03New ITAA Data Show Decline in Women, Minorities in High Tech Workforce
 05-May-03New ITAA Study Shows Tech Job Outlook to Remain Soft in 2003
Demand for Workers at Historic Lows, More Positions to be Outsourced Overseas
 05-May-03ITAA Recognizes Company Leaders in Disability Employment
Association’s IT Works Ability Awards
Given to IBM, Microsoft and Xerox
 02-Apr-03ITAA Data Show Overall Information Technology Workforce Grew Slowly in 2002
 29-Jan-03New Survey Benchmarks Current Practices in Staffing and Designing IT Departments
 09-Jan-03ITAA and Disability Law Center Launch Awards Program
 18-Dec-02New ITAA Report Shows U.S. IT Workforce Continues to Stabilize in Third Quarter
 01-Oct-02ITAA Unites Tech, Education and Workforce Leaders for New Blue Ribbon Diversity Panel
 23-Sep-02New Survey Finds Slight Increase in IT Workforce Size, But Demand Forecast Softens for IT Workers
 06-May-02Major Study Finds IT Workforce Declines Five Percent in Past Year; Hiring Managers Indicate Return of Strong Demand for Workers
 05-Mar-02Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao, Representative Jim Moran to Keynote ITAA’s IT Workforce Convocation, May 6-7
 28-Jan-02ITAA’s IT Workforce Convocation Addresses High Tech Job Market, Public Policy and Future Demand for IT Workers
 08-Jan-02ITAA Gives Education Law "A+" For Technology
 10-Oct-01New Survey Shows Mixed Picture for IT Compensation
 31-Jul-01ITAA Supports Public – Private IT Executive Exchange
 14-Jun-01ITAA Applauds Senate Passage of Education Bill
 26-Apr-01ITAA Supports K-12 Education Reform
 24-Apr-01ITAA Praises IT Training Tax Credit Bill
 02-Apr-01Major New Study Documents Demand for IT Workers Continues
 26-Mar-01Congressman Conyers to Keynote IT Workforce Convocation