United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1998-04-21 monographic deposited born digital 13 p. GA 1.13:T-HEHS-98-144 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-144 P0b002ee180381e50 f:he98144t DGPO 2010-08-12 2010-12-20 GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-144 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-144 T-HEHS-98-144 Information technology Labor force Labor statistics Labor supply Projections Statistical methods Human resources utilization Education or training Testimony HEHS Industry reports and various newspaper and magazine articles have predicted that severe shortages of information technology workers could have a crippling effect on the growth of the economy. The Commerce Department prepared a report intended to bring attention to the issue and to encourage stakeholders to examine the potential shortages and to take the steps needed to avoid them. This testimony discusses GAO's recent report (GAO/HEHS-98-106, Mar. 1998) on the Commerce Department's analysis of the supply and demand for information technology workers and its conclusion that a shortage of such workers exists in the United States. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-144/html/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-144.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-144/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-144.pdf GAO/T-HEHS-98-144 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-144 Testimony GAO/T-HEHS-98-144; Information Technology: Assessment of the Commerce; Information technology Labor force Labor statistics Labor supply Projections Statistical methods Human resources utilization Education or training