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 export controls. Continue reading
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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 set at USD 150,000 annually. 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 not considered investing in publicly listed LSPs. Continue reading
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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. Median annual pay at USD 46,120 in 2016. 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 quick rundown. 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
The Obama administration’s signature healthcare reform trickles down to state level, proves a boon for language service providers Continue reading
CEO Adelaida Maidagan Lazkano shares exclusive details of how the deal was financed and executed and discusses her plans for Global Word’s integration Continue reading
Another step in language services sector consolidation as MondragonLingua buys small US agency Global Word Inc. Continue reading
Ubiqus has relocated their US HQ to downtown Manhattan, New York, along with its recent acquisition LanguageWorks. Continue reading
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