Sun, 14 Mar 2004

U.S. Plans Targeted Draft for Computer Personnel

Gee, I wonder if this'll apply to the IT folks in Bangalore? Maybe the Army should just offshore it's computer programming needs.

The US Selective Service System is drawing up plans for a 'special skills draft'. There is already a system in place to draft health care personnel, and this system would be expanded in order to 'rapidly register and draft' computer specialists.

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