LANSING - President Trump is considering an Executive Order to modify the current H-1B system. During his candidacy he expressed the view that the H-1B system was subject to abuse and needed revamping. “These are temporary foreign workers, imported from abroad, for the explicit purpose of substituting for American workers at lower pay,” Candidate Trump
ANN ARBOR - Climate change is likely to increase U.S. electricity costs over the next century by billions of dollars more than economists previously forecast, according to a new study involving a University of Michigan researcher. The study shows how higher temperatures will raise not just the average annual electricity demand, but more importantly, the
DETROIT - Errors by election workers in Detroit led to problems in the number of ballots not lining up with the number of people recorded as having voted in scores of precincts, a Bureau of Elections audit released Thursday found, and as a result the bureau plans comprehensive training to assist the city in better
HOUSTON - Drones have the potential to grow into a massive industry within the next decade, but finding a consensus opinion on just how much it will grow is a difficult task. A report in January 2015 predicted that the commercial drone market would be worth more than $4 billion by 2021, with significant growth
TROY - Automation Alley is set to debut the findings of its 2017 Technology Industry Report Feb. 13 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The event, Automation Alley’s 2017 Technology Industry Outlook, will also include technology demonstrations and a panel discussion centered around Industry 4.0, or the fourth industrial revolution, which is the convergence of
TROY - Registration closes today for the Feb. 15 ISACA Chapter Meeting that features discussions on preparing your leadership, and security the connected vehicle. The meeting will be held at the Michigan State University Management Education Center in Troy, starting at 4:30 pm. Pre Dinner Topic: Preparing Your Leadership Pre Dinner Speakers: Matt Kipp CISA,
WASHINGTON DC - The chief information security officer for the White House's Executive Office of the President has been removed from his position, sources have confirmed. Cory Louie was appointed to the position by former President Obama in 2015, charged with keeping safe the staff closest to the president -- including the president himself --
GRAND RAPIDS – Lakeland Health System is the first hospital organization in Michigan to query patient immunization records held within the Michigan Care Improvement Registry directly from their internal electronic medical record. In 1996, the Michigan Legislature established a “childhood immunization registry” to be used as a comprehensive central repository for all children’s immunization records
ANN ARBOR - MichBio is excited to host a networking breakfast and moderated discussion March 2nd at the Kensington Hotel on State Street in Ann Arbor with acclaimed networking guru Kelly Hoey, whose recent book BUILD YOUR DREAM NETWORK helps readers build and activate powerful networks to achieve both their long and short-term goals. Hoey
ANN ARBOR - Washtenaw Community College’s work in training technicians for jobs in the mobility sector was cited in Gov. Snyder’s 2017 State of the State address as a “cutting edge” example of the training needed to prepare the skilled workforce of the future and drive economic growth in Michigan. A segment of Snyder’s address
