Feb. 7, 2019

Decision-makers report opportunities for advancement, company impact and out-of-the box benefits have increased in importance to workers, beating out competitive salary as a top concern, according to according to the Technology and Engineering Workplace Trends survey by Modis, an IT and engineering staffing and solutions division of The Adecco Group, and General Assembly, an Adecco-owned training firm focused on IT skills.The survey found 67% decision-makers plan to increase headcount in 2019, d

Salaries for US technology professionals were roughly flat in 2018, according to a report by tech jobs website Dice. The average salary for US tech professionals was $93,244 last year, an increase of just 0.6% from the previous year.However, in individual skill areas where salaries were rising, Drupal topped the list. The average salary for those with skills in Drupal, an online content management system, rose 9.8% last year to $95,506.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services last week published a final rule that brings changes to the H-1B visa process. One change includes a new electronic registration system for H-1B visas that would require petitioners to first register electronically.

ASGN Inc. (NYSE: ASGN), a Calabasas, Calif.-based professional staffing provider, acquired DHA Group Inc. for $46 million in cash. DHA's customers include the FBI and other government entities.DHA provides mobility, cybersecurity, cloud and IT services to the FBI and other government operations. It has more than 200 security-cleared employees working on a range of national security missions, according to the announcement.

Chief information officers and chief technical officers top this year's list of highest-paid technology professionals, according to the annual technology salary guide released by Mondo, an IT and digital marketing staffing provider headquartered in New York.CIO and CTO salaries range from $175,000 to $300,000 this year, according to the report.

A coalition of IT staffing companies is moving forward with a lawsuit over a US Citizenship and Immigration Services policy that requires staffing companies seeking H-1B visas to provide workers' full itineraries for the duration of their three-year visas, Bloomberg Law reported. That requirement effectively bars them from the program, the companies say, because their business model requires that they have the flexibility to move workers around as needed. On Jan.