MillerCoors is suing IT services firm HCL in federal court over what began as an approximately $53 million software deployment.
Source: MillerCoors seeks $100M in damages from IT contractor | Computerworld
President Donald Trump said this week that the federal budget is a “mess” and is promising to make it leaner. This means that federal IT spending — now at $81.6 billion — is likely to see cuts, analysts said.
Source: Trump expected to cut federal IT spending | Computerworld
All the facts worth knowing about IT leaders’ tech budgets, spending plans, hiring priorities and strategic initiatives for 2017.
Source: Tech Forecast 2017: Facts and figures for the year ahead in IT | Computerworld
Research firm Gartner laid out a look at the top trends in IT at its Symposium/ITxpo.
Source: Gartner’s predictions — a look at the top 10 tech trends | Computerworld
Four former Hewlett Packard Enterprise employees, all of them over 50, allege in a lawsuit that the firm pushed older workers out so it could hire more younger employees.
Source: At HP, baby boomers allege age discrimination | Computerworld
Although the U.S. government is spending more than $81 billion on IT, only about a quarter of that money is spent on new systems.
Source: Politics blamed for feds’ reliance on old IT | Computerworld
The Brexit vote lowers the 2016 U.K. spending estimate between 2% and 5%, moving it into negative territory, Gartner said on Friday.
Source: Gartner: The IT spending implications of Brexit | Computerworld
A proposal in Massachusetts — not widely expected to pass — would require an employer to pay at least 50% of a former employer’s salary during the period of time the non-compete is in effect.
Source: Laid-off with a non-compete? Bill would guarantee salary | Computerworld
Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT 2016
Source: Best Places to Work in IT 2016
IT departments eager to meet their goals for digital transformation should evaluate whether their traditional IT vendors are adapting to new technologies fast enough or whether to enlist a new crop of more innovative vendors, says research and advisory firm IDC.
Source: The vendors that got you here may not get you there | Mitch Betts | Computerworld
