Connecticut Journalist Recognized for Reporting on H-1B Visa Abuse
Howard won the Theodore Driscoll Award for investigative reporting after his four-part series uncovered Pfizer's recent move to layoff hundreds of American contractors in order to outsource the jobs to cheaper foreign workers.
The panel of judges who issued the award said Howard "was able to break through corporate silence to learn how and why Pfizer was utilizing H-1B visas to bring foreign workers to Connecticut to be trained by and replace American IT employees."