I really try to stay away from OT subjects, but I simply cannot resist. There is an article in ComputerWorld that the White House is considering requiring background checks for IT workers in positions with access to 'critical infrastructure'. This covers just about everyone I work with. Now it stands to reason that everyone involved in designing, building and selling this 'critical infrastructure' should be subject to the same standards. This is fairly straight forward in the US but it can quickly become a nightmare for workers who are foreigh nationals.
It is even more complicated when the workers are foreign nationals in their home country. Who will actually certify that these people are as squeaky clean as the government requires? How do you know that the certifying agency is not itself a front for some criminal underground? Sorry if this sounds cynical but if the Mexican drug lords gun down government officials in broad daylight and buy firearms for local police because the government does not, you just have to be a little suspicious of it all. Just a thought. --- Igor Neyman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > meant "our life-time" > > Igor Neyman, OCP DBA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 5:21 PM > > > > well, eventually all those living expenses will > even up (along with the > > salaries), but not in out life-time :-) > > > > Igor Neyman, OCP DBA > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 4:55 PM > > > > > > > > > > I would not treat this snip of news in such a > light-hearted manner. > > > Comparing to couple of years ago, the IT job > market has slumped > completely > > > from a sellers market to a buyer's market. I am > not a greedy person by > any > > > means and all I asking for is a decent salary > and some job security. But > > if > > > this trend of massive exports of IT jobs > overseas continues, I am not > sure > > > how many of us will be able to have that. > > > BTW, before firing the slingshots at this > E-mail, please note that I am > > > pro-globalization and have heard the arguments > about fair > > > market/competition etc. But bear in mind that we > are standing on uneven > > > grounds when competing with third world > programmers because of the huge > > > housing and living expense differences. > > > > > > Dennis Meng > > > Database Administrator > > > Focal Communications Corp. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Gogala, Mladen" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: Multiple > > recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > m> > cc: > > > Sent by: > Subject: RE: Oracle Corp. > > move to India > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > 07/31/02 03:15 > > > PM > > > Please respond > > > to ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is Larry Ellison learning how to speak Hindi? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Ray Stell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 3:40 PM > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > Subject: Oracle Corp. move to India > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Heard on the BBC radio at lunch that Oracle > Corp. is moving alot of > > > > operations to India, 1800 new jobs. > > > > > =============================================================== > > > > Ray Stell [EMAIL PROTECTED] (540) 231-4109 > KE4TJC 28^D > > > > -- > > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > > > > -- > > > > Author: Ray Stell > > > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 > FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > > > San Diego, California -- Public > Internet access / Mailing Lists > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, > send an E-Mail message > > > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling > of 'ListGuru') and in > > > > the message BODY, include a line containing: > UNSUB ORACLE-L > > > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be > removed from). 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