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Appended below is a listing of references to IEEE-USA in various media publications. In some cases, the text of the article has been reprinted. Note: Due to the time-sensitive nature of the Internet, some of the links may have expired.

2004 Listings               2004  | 2003 | 2002

3rd Quarter
	The Engineer’s Conflict By Brian Fuller EE Times 30 August 2004
	Outsourcing issue flares up at chip conference By Joris Evers, IDG News Service InfoWorld 24 August 2004   Also ran in:  Network World Fusion IDG.com Computer Weekly.com ComputerWorld
	Outsourcing backers say move up food chain, foes question new job claims By Brian Fuller EE Times 24 August 2004   Also ran in:  Silicon Strategies Electronic Buyers News
	Better Times for Techies? By Ed Frauenheim CNet News.com 19 August 2004
	Greenspan's Blinders on Job Quality By Alan Tonelson AmericanEconomicAlert.org 01 August 2004
	High-tech employment numbers drop in the second quarter By Grant Gross IDG News Service 27 July 2004   Also ran in:  ITWorld.com Network World Fusion InfoWorld
	Techies Blast Induce Act By Katie Dean Wired News 23 July 2004
	Tech groups fight copyright infringement bill By Grant Gross, IDG News Service MacCentral 23 July 2004
	Hatch Vows P2P Action This Year By Roy Mark internetnews.com 23 July 2004
	Shredding the INDUCE Act (IICA) - CEA, IEEE-USA, NetCoalition Posted by Ernest Miller Corante 23 July 2004
	Mike Emmons is Mad as Hell By Leigh de Armas Orlando Weekly 22 July 2004
	A WISE Intern Calvin News 22 July 2004
	Devices for elderly new source of jobs By Victor Godinez The Dallas Morning News 11 July 2004
	How Can We Ensure a Strong IT Labor Pool? By Ronil Hira Optimize July 2004
	Economy zaps electronics jobs Fourth item in "On the Job" Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal 5 July 2004
	Tough in the Trenches By Terry Costlow IEEE Spectrum July 2004
2nd Quarter
	IEEE-USA's Hira Laments Impact of Temporary Labor, Outsourcing on U.S. Engineering Careers In a 20-minute radio interview on CBS news affiliate WTIC-Newstalk 1080 in Hartford, Conn., IEEE-USA R&D Committee Chair Dr. Ron Hira discussed the use of temporary labor and outsourcing to fill U.S. engineering positions. WTIC 1080AM - Ray & Diane on the Air 27 June 2004
	Iffy future is expected for engineers By Jane Larson The Arizona Republic 27 June 2004
	H-1B Increase Faces Stiff Resistance By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld 25 June 2004
	Not all that’s outsourced gone abroad By Jeff Kosseff The Oregonian 15 June 2004
	Introducing Girls to Engineering By Lango Deen BlackEngineer.com 11 June 2004
	A Policy That Exiles Common Sense By Lisa Bergson BusinessWeek Online 08 June 2004
	"Nip" and Tuck? By Domonic Basulto Tech Central Station 03 June 2004
	Addressing the Healthcare Needs of our Aging Population with Technology USA Medical News Today 27 May 2004
	Jobless rate rose for engineers in 2003 By Courier-Journal Staff Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal 24 May 2004
	Offshoring debate: Merely an election gimmick? By Vivek Nanda Electronic Engineering Times - Asia 16 May 2004
	Outsourcing: How Safe Is Your Job? By Rob Schneiderman Electronic Design 10 May 2004
	U.S. Jobs: Reach for the Stars ... or a Hammer By Ilana Mercer Insight On the News 04 May 2004
	Outsourcing: Reforms, not Rhetoric By Mike Yamamoto and Ed Frauenheim CNET News.com 04 May 2004
	Foreign worker bill expected to agitate critics of tech visas By Victor Godinez The Dallas Morning News 02 May 2004
	Trying to engineer a solution to outsourcing Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online 02 May 2004
	Effort afoot to exempt 20k from H-1B visa cap By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld 19 April 2004
	Bye Bye Engineering, Hello Massage Therapy By Ilana Mercer WorldNetDaily 16 April 2004
	Putting a Human Face on Outsourcing By Cynthia Webb Washingtonpost.com 12 April 2004
	It’s Time to Update the Trade Laws By Stan Gibson eWeek 12 April 2004
	Heading Offshore By Michael Wentzel Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.) 04 April 2004
	The Responsibility to Retrain By Jennifer Reingold Fast Company April 2004
1st Quarter
	Report: Offshore IT outsourcing helps economy By Ed Frauenheim CNET News.com 31 March 2004
	Outsourcing could create 'wage compression' for IT workers By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld 31 March 2004
	Study: Offshore outsourcing helps U.S. economy By Grant Gross IDG News Service, Washington Bureau 30 March 2004
	As jobs go overseas, a city struggles to reinvent itself By Kathy Kiely USA Today 21 March 2004
	Firms push for work visas By Judy Holland St. Paul Pioneer Press 20 March 2004
	Still Short of the Offshoring Ideal By Steven Pearlstein The Washington Post 12 March 2004
	U.S. ELECTIONS: Indian Americans in two minds over outsourcing of U.S. jobs By Amy Yee Financial Times 04 March 2004
	R&D Funding Battles Begin By George Leopold EE Times 03 March 2004
	R&D Starts to Move Offshore: Outsourcing evolves beyond low-wage programming jobs by Patrick Thibodeau and Sumner Lemon Computerworld 01 March 2004
	Offshore Outsourcing Stirs National Debate By Danielle Boykin Engineering Times March 2004
	Engineer of the Year: UAB Professor wins ECOB’s top honor By Lori C. Pruitt Birmingham Business Journal 27 Feb. 2004
	H-1B visa cap could be reached within a week by Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld 11 Feb. 2004
	Watkins spending year in D.C. Rolla (Mo.) Daily News 02 Feb. 2004
	Now workers, not companies, are hurting By Ron Hira San Jose Mercury News 22 Jan. 2004
	Demand for Engineers Rising Fast In U.S. By Brian Deagon Investors Business Daily 20 Jan. 2004
	Tech Council Backs Foreign Labor Use By Ellen McCarthy Washington Post 14 Jan. 2004
	Tech CEOs: Hiring Offshore Helps U.S. Workers By Grant Gross IDG News Service 7 Jan. 2004

2003 Listings                 4Q | 3Q | 2Q | 1Q | 2002

4th Quarter
	U.S. gov't report: IT industry growing again By Grant Gross IDG News Service 17 Dec. 2003
	U.S. grapples with offshoring By Marc Ferranti and Grant Gross IDG News Service 19 Dec. 2003
	FCC investigates smart radios By Joab Jackson Government Computer News 19 December 2003
	IBM may move jobs at Boulder By Jennifer Alsever Beauprez The Denver Post 16 December 2003
	Debate over foreign workers looms again By William Glanz The Washington Times 16 December 2003
	'Exporting' High-tech Jobs By Ilana Mercer WorldNetDaily.com 12 December 2003
	The Rise of India By Manjeet Kripalani and Pete Engardio With Steve Hamm in New York BusinessWeek Online 08 December 2003
	India, US can become ideal trade partners The Financial Express 30 November 2003
	U.S. tech services giants shift offshore By David Zielenziger Reuters News Service 26 November 2003
	U.S. state weighs response to high-tech outsourcing Reuters News Service Forbes.com 26 November 2003
	Experts Debating Future of IT Careers By Victor Godinez Dallas Morning News 26 November 2003
	Techies in Texas eye research backing from Washington By Maureen Sirhal National Journal's Technology Daily 20 October 2003
	Congress looks for ways to slow offshore hiring By Grant Gross, IDG News Service InfoWorld 20 October 2003
	Broadband Users Boost Economy As They Purchase Gear, Services By Mike Angell INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY 20 October 2003
	H-1B visa cap may not mean more local jobs BY Radhika Kaushik Silicon Valley Biz Ink 17 October 2003
	U.S. unemployment rate for EEs up in third quarter EE Times 14 October 2003
	Offshoring stirs prejudices By Rhonda Ascierto Silicon Valley Biz Ink 10 October 2003
	Tough Tactics for a Tough Market By Victor Godinez The Dallas Morning News 07 October 2003
	U.S. Visa Cap for IT Cut AustralianIT.com 06 October 2003
	Data Management Problems Thwart GAO Effort to Count H-1Bs By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld 03 October 2003
	Legislators seek better tracking of tech visas By Chris Gaither The Boston Globe 03 October 2003
	Program Had Provided Tech Companies With Labor During Dot.com Boom By Bruce V. Bigelow The San Diego Union-Tribune 02 October 2003
	H-1B Cap Deadline Passes, But Debate Not Over By Grant Groass IDG News Service 02 October 2003
	H-1B Cap No Big Issue for IT Firms By Abhay Vaidya The Economic Time (IndiaTimes) 01 October 2003
	Congress cuts visas for skilled foreign workers By Carolyn Lochhead San Francisco Chronicle 01 October 2003
	The China Syndrome By Abe De Ramos CFO Magazine 01 October 2003
	H-1B Visa Cap Falls to 65,000 By Lisa Vaas eWEEK 01 October 2003
3rd Quarter
	Congress Allows H-1B Limit to Drop By D. David Beckman WashTech News 30 September 2003
	Congress lowers visa cap for foreign tech workers By Ted Sickinger The Oregonian 29 September 2003
	H-1B visa cap to be revisited By Kent Hoover Bizjournals 29 September 2003
	Tech's Use of H-1B Visas Falls 75% in '02 By Margaret Steen The Mercury News 18 September 2003
	Congress Reviews Foreign Worker Visa Programs By Caron Carlson eWEEK 17 September 2003
	Hatch Says Foreigners Didn't Take U.S. Jobs By Lee Davidson Deseret Morning News 17 September 2003
	Pairing a Foreign Guest List By Ellen McCarthy Washington Post 17 September 2003
	Chambliss Bill Targets Visa Loophole By Julia Malone Atlanta Constitution 17 September 2003
	Unresolved H-1B Issue Tempers Modest Economy By Ron Schneiderman Electronic Design Magazine 15 September 2003
	As More Jobs Move Overseas, Engineers Wonder What's Next Engineering Times August/September 2003
	Foreign Worker Visas Waning By Julia Malone Washington Bureau, Cox News Service The Rocky Mountain News 2 September 2003
	Hi-tech visa limit to expire By Julia Malone Washington Bureau, Cox News Service Arizona Business Gazette 2 September 2003
	Backlash: Offshore Outsourcing – The Politics By Chris Koch CIO Magazine 1 September 2003
	The Visa War By Chris Koch CIO Magazine 1 September 2003
	Foreign Worker Visas Waning By Julia Malone Washington Bureau, Cox News Service Austin American-Statesman 30 August 2003
	Specter of Unemployment Hangs Over EEs By Bob Bellinger EE Times 28 August 2003
	Outsourcing Causes Jitters: Is My Job Next? By Bob Bellinger EE Times 27 August 2003
	Guest Opinion: Can you compete with an $800-a-month engineer? By Paul J. Kostek Puget Sound Business Journal August 2003
	We've got to use our brains more than our brawn By David Crane Toronto Star 23 August 2003
	Offshore IT Weakens U.S. By Paul Kostek eWEEK 18 August 2003
	Getting Unplugged Sheds Light On What Is Wired These Days By Susan Warren and Melanie Trottman The Wall Street Journal 18 August 2003
	Outage a 'wake-up' call for system modernization By William Glanz The Washington Times 16 August 2003
	Foreigners filling U.S. Tech Jobs By Rachel Konrad The Associated Press Cincinnati Enquirer 11 August 2003
	More Companies Are Exporting Computer Jobs By Virgil Larson Omaha World-Herald 11 August 2003
	Jobs Go Global By Laura Fording Newsweek Web Exclusive 03 August 2003
	After H-1B, Now L-1 Visas Draw Flak in U.S. By Vasantha Arora HindustanTimes.com 29 July 2003
	Companies Abusing Visa Program, Replacing U.S. Workers, Critics Say By Victor Godinez The Oregonian 28 July 2003
	Outsourcing Row Gets Hotter, Wider By Yatish Rajawat The Economic Times 28 July 2003
	Outsourcing Services Put Chip Designers on Edge By Ed McNamara EE Times 25 July 2003
	Visas and Outsourcing By Richard G. Weingardt, P.E. Structural Engineer Magazine July 2003 issue
	Free Trade Costs Thousands of Jobs By Thomas Roeser Chicago Sun-Times 19 July 2003
	Are strike-it-rich stock options facing extinction? By Lisa Bowman CNET News.com 14 July 2003
	NASA Checks Mars Math By A.J. Hostetler Richmond Times-Dispatch 11 July 2003
	NASA Hasn't Gone Metric By A.J. Hostetler Richmond Times-Dispatch 05 July 2003
	Displacing Americans By Ilana Mercer WorldNetDaily.com 02 July 2003
2nd Quarter
	Congress upset as white-collar work exits U.S. By Kent Hoover American City Business Journals (bizjournals) 30 June 2003
	'Good' Jobs Can Fall to New Economy By Jeffrey Sparshott The Washington Times 20 June 2003
	Controversy surrounds employees on L-1 visas By Victor Godinez The Dallas Morning News 18 June 2003
	Skilled Workers — or Indentured Servants? As jobs dry up, abuse of power over visas is on the rise By Brian Grow Business Week 10 June 2003
	Techies see jobs go overseas Opposition to offshore outsourcing beginning to grow by Carrie Kirby San Francisco Chronicle 2 June 2003
	Visa's Use Provokes Opposition by Techies, L-1 Regarded as Threat to Workers by Carrie Kirby San Francisco Chronicle 25 May 2003
	Exporting America (CNN transcript) Lou Dobbs Moneyline CNN 22 May 2003, 6 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., 26 May 2003 CNN's Lou Dobbs Moneyline recently featured an interview with IEEE-USA Research & Development Policy Committee Chair Ron Hira, in which he discussed H-1B, L-1 and offshore outsourcing issues. (Read the transcript)
	H-1B Visas Cost American Jobs by Phyllis Schlafly The Washington Times 10 May 2003
	Finding the Perfect Fit by Erica Vonderheid The Institute 07 May 2003
	High-tech Hardships by Sanford Nowlin KENS 5 and San Antonio Express-News 04 May 2003
	Visa Numbers Could Lose Global Appeal Natashia Gregoire TBO.com News 03 May 2003
	IT Unemployment on the Rise by Lisa Vaas eWeek 29 April 2003
	A Snug Fit, But for How Long? by Krishnan Thiagarajan The Hindu Business Line 16 April 2003
	H-1B Debate Flares as EE Jobless Rate Hits 7% by Margaret Quan EETimes 14 April 2003
1st Quarter
	Closer Look: Foreign Workers Caught in Security Net by Jack Robertson EBN 31 March 2003
	IEEE-USA Presses Congress on Visa Curbs by Margaret Quan EETimes 26 March 2003
	Grass Looks Greener, But Welcome Cools by David R. Francis The Christian Science Monitor 20 March 2003
	Former IEEE-USA President Joins H-1B Protest by Margaret Quan EE Times 13 February 2003
	IEEE Wants Congress to Re-Examine DMCA Posted on 11 February 2003 Slashdot.com
	H-1B Visas Questioned Tampa Bay Business Journal 10 February 2003
	Hiring Hubbub By Maria M. Perotin Ft. Worth Star-Telegram 10 February 2003
	IEEE-USA asks for rollback of H-1B visa quotas By Margaret Quan EE Times 9 February 2003
	New IEEE-USA chief steps into the breach By Margaret Quan EE Times 29 January 2003
	H-1B Visa Awards Drop in 2002 By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld 28 January 2003
	Boeing Technical Fellow Becomes IEEE-USA President By April C. Murelio Live Power News 15 January 2003

2002 Listings 

4th Quarter
	A Short Circuit for U.S. Engineering Careers By Terry Costlow The Christian Science Monitor 26 December 2002 This article also appeared in: Raleigh News & Observer (26 December 2002) Hilton Head (S.C.) Island Packet (26 December 2002) This article was also discussed on: Slashdot.org (26 December 2002)
	Shift of Tech Jobs Abroad Speeding Up, Report Says By Diane E. Lewis Boston Globe 25 December 2002
	UW Professor to Head National Engineering Organization By Associated Press Billings Gazette 07 December 2002
	Industry Praises Passage of Bill to Boost NSF Funding By Margaret Quan EE Times 03 December 2002
	Work Visa's Success Fuels Resentment By Carol Hazard Richmond Times-Dispatch 01 December 2002
	Internet With the Speed of Light (36 Kb PDF) By James H. Johnston Legal Times 18 November 2002
	Unemployed EEs Retool To Survive By Margaret Quan EE Times 22 October 2002
	Slowdown Sending Tech Jobs Overseas by Jennifer Bjorhus San Jose Mercury-News 21 October 2002
	Data Indicate Engineers May Be a Disappearing Breed by Jill Jusko Industry Week 16 October 2002
	Work Force Summit Could Miss Key Labor Issues, Critics Say by Margaret Quan EE Times 16 October 2002
	Fewer Engineers Unemployed, But Total Number of Jobs Shrinks by Margaret Quan Silicon Strategies/EETimes 15 October 2002
	Fewer Engineers Unemployed, But Total Number of Jobs Shrinks by Margaret Quan EE Times 15 October 2002
	Foreign Workers Continue to Join the U.S. Workforce by Carlos Tejada The Wall Street Journal Online 02 October 2002
3rd Quarter
	Product Development Stunted — Cancellations, Cutbacks Beset EE Workplaces by Robert Bellinger EE Times 26 September 2002
	Feds to Study H-1B Program's Impact on IT Hiring, Retention by Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld 16 September 2002
	Economy and Job Market in Silicon Valley (CNN transcript) by Kevin Hattori (Reporter) NEXT@CNN CNN 14 September 2002 NEXT@CNN, CNN's weekly magazine on the latest innovations in science, technology, environment, space, and computers, recently ran a 4-minute piece on the H-1B program which displayed LeEarl Bryant's July engineering unemployment letter to Congress on IEEE-USA letterhead. (Read the transcript)
	GAO To Study Impact of H-1B Program on Hiring by Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld 11 September 2002
	Congress May Bear Brunt of H-1B Anger by Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld 19 August 2002
	U.S. Workers Say Number of Visas for Tech Jobs  Still Too High by Marilyn Geewax Cox Newspapers 18 August 2002 This article also appeared in: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (20 August) The Minneapolis Star-Tribune (26 August)
	Engineers take cost-cutting hits at IBM, Agere, Flextronics by Margaret Quan EE Times 15 August 2002
	Temporary Work Visas for Foreigners Down Sharply in U.S. The Press Trust of India 13 August 2002
	Unemployment Rise Has Engineers Worried by Kendrick Sadler The Nashville City Paper 13 August 2002
	Number of H-1B Visas Issued Has Fallen By Half by Jennifer Bjorhus The San Jose Mercury News 10 August 2002
	The Great Java Jobs Debate @ SYS-CON Continues... and Spreads Net-wide Java Developer's Journal Posted on 2 August 2002
	235,000 Software Engineers Can't Be Wrong, Right? Slashdot.com Posted on 25 July 2002
	Congress Asked to Review IT Field: Engineer Group Upset Over H-1B Visas, Job Losses by Diane E. Lewis The Boston Globe 23 July 2002
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