CompTIA Blog

The holidays are coming up fast, and plenty of us are still keeping an eye out for perfect gifts for our family and friends. Tech-savvy professionals can be a tough set to shop for – but here are five great gift ideas that will definitely get a woot.

On November 27-30, Liz Hyman and Stefanie Holland attended the U.S. Information Technology Office (USITO) Board meeting in Beijing, China. The delegation of nearly 40 representatives from tech companies and associations met with U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad and the embassy team.

Faithlyn Waugh wanted a career change, but the startup costs for an IT education made it tough for her to think about realistically pursuing a job in her field of choice. But Just IT, in conjunction with CompTIA, created a scholarship that made it possible.

James Stanger was quoted in a Forbes article on December 11, 2017

Illinois has made some great progress in procurement reform over the past year and CompTIA’s State and Local Government and Education (SLED) Council membership gathered in Chicago last week to discuss the current business landscape as well as focus on some new innovative technologies being used in the state.

In January, IT Career News looked ahead to what CompTIA had planned for 2017.Now that the year is coming to a close, we’re revisiting that list and adding in a few more accomplishments to recap all that’s happened in the past 12 months.

CompTIA Member Communities Director Cathy Alper leaves an imprint of process and facilitation methods.

Positive change fuels business improvement, and diversity hiring is one of those transformations that can help "lift all boats" in an organization. The trick is understanding the potential issues and taking the right approach.

Certification means something: it means you’ve got verified skills and abilities and shows people you know what you’re doing. An IT certification shows your commitment to the industry and lets hiring managers know you’ve got what it takes to work in technology. Here are four ways to get more mileage out of your technology certification.

The holidays are a time of cheer, but can also bring on a great deal of stress, and with it depression and anxiety. Thankfully, corporate leaders are changing the way emotional wellbeing is addressed – particularly in tech.

CompTIA’s Human Services IT Advisory Group (HSITAG) met in New York City at the end of November and a transition in leadership was the major focus. Mike Coulson of Deloitte, who has served as Chair for the past two years, turned over the leadership position to Paul Hencoski of KPMG. Elected as HSITAG Vice Chairs for the next two years were Jacque Gombach of Captuva and Kim Shaver of Northrup Grumman.

South African IT pro and trainer Clinton Melusi's first exposure to the world of certifications was doing low-level non-tech work for a training facility. But with CompTIA A+ he's gone from a complete tech novice to an IT pro and a trainer himself; and his career is just beginning.

On the afternoon before Thanksgiving, the FCC released a highly-anticipated draft of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order its commissioners will vote on in the Commission’s December 14 open meeting. The order, which will likely pass on a 3-2 party line vote, follows through on Chairman’s Pai’s proposal earlier this year to reclassify broadband back to an “information service” and largely eliminates all of the net neutrality rules the Commission passed in 2015.

You studied hard, left sweat on the testing center mouse and BAM! you passed your certification exam. You’re officially certified as an IT pro — now what? Here are four ways to take immediate action.

For two summers in a row, CompTIA and Creating IT Futures, working with Chicago Public Schools, secured summer internships for more than 100 high school students, including Azzaria Douglas.