Tech alliance says government needs foreign contractors

Federal Times: The IT Alliance for Public Sector has expressed concerns following President Trump’s signing of the “Buy American, Hire American” executive order on Tuesday, April 18.

The executive order means to tighten the awarding of H-1B visas to skilled foreign workers and to enforce rules prioritizing American contractors and goods in federal project awards.

ITAPS concerns over the forced domestic preferences include government agencies losing access to progressive technologies; increased government costs (estimated at up to $2 billion a year); and the stifling of innovation by narrowing how private-sector partners can provide solutions to government needs.

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