Autonomic Computing

Introduction

In the last 50 years of the 20th century, the nation has witnessed momentous changes in the size, composition, and characteristics of the U.S. labor force. The same social, demographic, and economic forces that influenced the growth and composition of the labor force during the past 50 years will continue to influence the workforce in the decades ahead. Chief among those influences has been information technology, which has brought so much automation, along with communications networks, speed, and the ability to produce goods and services for the global marketplace.

Another part of the growth of the labor force in the past 50 years has been the so-called Baby Boom generation. This Baby Boom swelled the ranks of the labor force during ...