H-1B workers in line for Obamacare work

[OhioChick]

IT requirements of the Affordable Care Act are being met under state contracts that allow, in their silence, the use of temporary visa workers

September 25, 2013 06:14 AM ET

Some state governments are willing to hire offshore IT service providers to work on healthcare IT projects under controversial contracts that don't bar use of temporary foreign labor, or workers on H-1B visas.

Two multimillion-dollar government healthcare IT projects, one in Illinois and the other in the District of Columbia, illustrate what's going on.

In Illinois, Cognizant was awarded a $74.1 million contract in June to upgrade the state's Medicaid systems to meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.

In January, the District of Columbia awarded Infosys a $49.5 million contract to develop a health benefit exchange and replace its Medicaid and eligibility systems.

More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242648/H_1B_workers_in_line_for_Obamacare_work

Snip~ "The hiring of temporary visa workers "isn't due to a shortage of U.S. IT workers, but instead for the simple fact that those H-1B workers can be paid less than the market wage," said Hira."

Nice.

[ChromeFoundry]

1. Developing those systems in a 6-months and 12-months timeframe...

handling that much traffic, data volume, security, etc...
not to mention those two companies previous contract track records...
using low paid H1-B and L1 workers...



Never. gonna. happen.

[Skittles]

3. I hear you

it is laughable

[ChromeFoundry]

13. This system will be exploited by the end of the week

...if it hasn't already been. *sigh*
And the government doesn't have to disclose security breaches of your data, like corporations are legally supposed to.

[Skittles]

14. the job pimpers do not care, as long as the work is cheap

they're OK with all kinds of crap as long as they can line their pockets

[Skittles]

2. offshore whoring

disgusting

[progressoid]

4. Fuck.

[Brigid]

5. *sigh*

I only wish I could say I was surprised by this.

[jsr]

6. Recommend

[ChromeFoundry]

7. "Expect tech glitches when Obamacare launches Oct. 1"

Like I mentioned yesterday....

Expect tech glitches when Obamacare launches Oct. 1
NetworkWorld

Behind the scenes, a number of agencies, applications and data sources must swap information to keep the systems running.

“Homeland Security sends the citizenship information, IRS sends the income information, Social Security sends the Medicare eligibility information, and from the states you get the Medicaid eligibility,” says Charlene Frizzera, president of consulting firm CF Health Advisors.

The requirements for data security and privacy are particularly onerous. Yet even before the sites launch, problems are emerging:

• Final security testing of the federal data hub, which links to databases maintained by multiple agencies and containing sensitive personal information, isn’t slated to happen until Sept. 30, one day before the rollout. Lawmakers have raised significant concerns about the ability of the system to protect personal health records and other private information.

• The District of Columbia’s DC Health Link marketplace announced that it won’t deploy on Oct. 1 the function that makes new Medicaid eligibility determinations and calculates tax credits for purchase of private insurance “due to a high error rate discovered through extensive systems testing.” Other states have reported similar functional setbacks.

• The Associated Press is reporting that online enrollment for small businesses will be delayed and business owners initially will have to mail or fax their enrollment info.

More...

[OhioChick]

9. Final security testing is ONE day prior??

"Final security testing of the federal data hub, which links to databases maintained by multiple agencies and containing sensitive personal information, isn’t slated to happen until Sept. 30, one day before the rollout. Lawmakers have raised significant concerns about the ability of the system to protect personal health records and other private information."

[ChromeFoundry]

10. Yes, One Day!

It is sourcing YOUR data from three different agencies, into a single service... Imagine how big of a target this will be for both foreign and domestic hackers. Once they have it - your identity is lost forever. You don't even have to use the system to have your data on it. The system is designed to offer a calculator with a "what if I..." scenario, so all YOUR data will have already been gathered ahead of time.

[antigop]

8. disgusting. K&R. nt

[Marrah_G]

11. Every fucking time

We need to push for all these government programs to require labor and materials from THIS country.

[Adsos Letter]

12. kick & rec for exposure

[jon10]

15. potential security disaster nt

[gopiscrap]

17. Welcome to DU

[jon10]

18. thank you nt

[gopiscrap]

19. You're welcome hope you have a good time here

may you lean from us, may you teach us and may you laugh with us!!!

[jon10]

16. Computerworld: House Democrats push ahead on immigration, H-1B

Computerworld - WASHINGTON -- U.S. House Democrats are attempting to restart debate on a comprehensive immigration reform in the midst of the government shutdown.

Democratic lawmakers Tuesday introduced a House version of the Senate's comprehensive immigration bill that was approved by a vote of 68 to 32 in that Democratic-controlled chamber.

Democrats believe there are enough votes in The House of Representatives to approve a comprehensive reform bill, but any action on the bill is dependent on Republicans.

The House bill is based on a Senate immigration bill (S.744) that would increase the annual H-1B cap from 65,000 to 110,000, and includes an escalator that would allow the cap to rise to as high as 180,000.

Presently, another 20,000 H-1B visas are set aside for those holding advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and math, so called STEM degrees, from U.S. universities. The Senate bill would increase that total to 25,000.



http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242917/House_Democrats_push_ahead_on_immigration_H_1B