US research agency IARPA is conducting an open competition under one of its main programs that challenges participants to build a system where users search audio and text documents in... Continue reading
An analysis of nearly 600 pricing points submitted to the US Federal Government reveals a wide disparity in translation pricing. Offers range from 10 Cents to 42 Cents on average per word. Continue reading
The US government is asking for public comment to determine whether a range of “emerging technologies,” including machine translation, are essential to national security and should be subject to... Continue reading
The US State Department is looking for 1,000 freelance linguists to renew the one-year contracts it first awarded in October 2017. Up to USD 20m has been earmarked in total with individual limit... Continue reading
US court rulings are ruffling feathers, content effectiveness might be a better yardstick over linguistic quality, talent acquisition has gotten harder over the past 12 months, and no, most have... Continue reading
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the total number of jobs for Interpreters and Translators to grow by 18% from 68,200 in 2016 to 80,300 by 2026, outstripping the national average.... Continue reading
Several local news outlets in various US states have all been highlighting the lack of interpreters recently. Medical and legal interpretation demand in focus. Continue reading
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act was recently amended to emphasize which policies employers must translate in nuanced and lengthy detail. The magic threshold set at 10%. Here’s a... Continue reading
Recent reports indicate an increased readiness of the US public sector to ensure access to public services for non-English speakers, with healthcare, schools, and police forces taking the lead. Continue reading
LanguageLine runs afoul of the US government’s complex web of federal labor laws and is ordered to pay damages to over 2,400 interpreters Continue reading
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