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A Brief History of Schedule A: The United States’ Forgotten Shortage Occupation List
Lindsay Milliken
Lindsay Milliken is a research assistant of science, technology, and innovation policy at the Federation of American Scientists. She supports the Congressional Science Policy Initiative and the Technology and Innovation Initiative.

She thanks Doug Rand for his thoughtful advice and guidance during the research and drafting of this paper.

High-skilled labor shortages threaten the United States’ ability to compete internationally with both adversaries and allies in major industries, such as manufacturing and high technology.

Department of Labor Occupation Shortages Regulatory History Schedule A

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