News Scan: Tech groups urge trade bill passage; IBEW calls for H-1B abuse investigation; More.

This section offers news briefs on the information technology sector as of May 2015. The U.S. Congress has been urged by technology firms and organizations to pass the Pass Trade Bill known as Trade-Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has asked the U.S. Labor Department to investigate into abuses of the H-1B visa program by Southern California Edison. A study by Juniper Research reveals the continued increase in the cost of cybercrime.