Jan. 16, 2014

IT Staffing Report

Information technology staffing is hot, and so is the M&A market for solid IT staffing firms.

Blog: IT boom boosts acquisitions

15 January 2014

Information technology staffing is hot, and so is the M&A market with buyers on the lookout for purchasing a solid IT staffing firm to take advantage of the growth in the IT staffing market.


Accenture taking over ACA website from CGI

15 January 2014

Accenture (NYSE: CAN) won a one-year contract to continue technical improvements on the U.S. federal Health Insurance Marketplace website Healthcare.gov, the company announced on Jan. 11. 


IT job growth decelerates in the US

15 January 2014

The U.S. is adding information technology jobs, but the growth rate for IT jobs has slowed throughout 2013, according to the TechServe Alliance’s IT employment index.


Staffing firm acquires iSymphony VMS

15 January 2014

WMS iSymphony Inc., a cloud-based vendor management system/managed service provider based in Houston, was acquired by Hamilton-Ryker IT Solutions.


Mitchell Martin buys IT staffing and search firm

15 January 2014

Mitchell Martin Inc. acquired the operating assets of NCO Staffing Inc., a New York-based information technology staffing and executive search firm.


CDI plans restructuring, global exec to step down

15 January 2014

CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) announced plans on Dec. 30 to cut staff and consolidate facilities as part of a restructuring in January designed to save the company $11 million to $13 million in 2014.


More IT contractors in UK expect wage increases

15 January 2014

Research by giant group found 64 percent of information technology contractors in the UK are predicting they will see an increase in wages in 2014, up from 63 percent who predicted the same last year.


TSR revenue rises 12%

15 January 2014

TSR Inc. (NASD: TSRI), a Hauppauge, N.Y.-based information technology staffing provider, reported revenue rose 15.2 percent to $12.2 million in its fiscal second quarter ended Nov. 30, compared with the year-ago quarter.


TechServe Alliance launches certification program

15 January 2014

TechServe Alliance launched its new TechServe Alliance Certification Program designed for the IT and engineering staffing industry.


Staffing Stream: The skills gap

15 January 2014

What to do about the gap between the number of information technology professionals with the right skills and the need of employers for skilled IT workers? Mastech Holdings Inc. (NYSE MKT: MHH) CEO Keving Horner discusses the situation in a new post in The Staffing Stream.