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The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) criticized two...

The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) criticized two bills under consideration in the New Jersey legislature that seek to promote domestic business, saying Tuesday that the bill would “cause more harm than good for U.S. businesses” (http://bit.ly/TTsaNP). Both bills, Senate…

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Bill 1811 (http://bit.ly/1r9aAl2) and Assembly Bill 3059 (http://bit.ly/1mK2b8t), would require goods used in public contracts to be manufactured in the U.S. and businesses that receive public contracts or development assistance to disclose outsourcing information. The bills “could unintentionally isolate New Jersey from U.S.-based businesses that are also competing in the global marketplace, resulting in increased costs for taxpayers in the state,” ITI said in a blog post. The New Jersey legislature is on recess for the summer, but ITI said it will continue to monitor both bills during the fall legislative session.