IT Skills Shortage?

Don Tennant at IT Business Edge <a href="http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/tennant/is-there-an-it-skills-shortage-in-the-us-well-yes-and-no/?cs=38970">tackles</a> an interesting question of whether there is a shortage of skilled information technology professionals in the United States. The answer, he says, depends on who you ask.

Don Tennant at IT Business Edge tackles an interesting question of whether there is a shortage of skilled information technology professionals in the United States. The answer, he says, depends on who you ask.

But he makes the case that while there likely is no critical shortage of IT skills overall, there is a shortage of IT professionals with multiple skills. What is your take? Where do the federal government's challenges lie when it comes to recruiting and retaining top-notch IT professionals, particularly those with multiple skills?