Most (42) State Governments Shipping (State) Jobs Overseas

[papau]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-statejobs15jul15.story

Most State Governments Shipping Jobs Overseas

Union study finds that contracting tax-funded work to India and other low-wage nations is proliferating despite legislatures' efforts.

By Warren Vieth Times Staff Writer July 15, 2004

WASHINGTON — More than 40 state governments have contracted with companies in India and other low-wage countries to help administer new food-stamp and other taxpayer-funded programs, according to a study released Wednesday by a technology workers union.

The practice by state agencies of sending work overseas has proliferated despite efforts in many legislatures to impose restrictions on doing so, the study said, and foreign firms are becoming more aggressive in their efforts to win government contracts.

"Taxpayers clearly aren't informed," said Marcus Courtney, president of the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers, or WashTech, in Seattle. "Citizens don't necessarily know that their tax dollars are being spent overseas. This is being done quietly and secretly. Oftentimes, the state governments don't even know that this is going on."

In California, at least 11 companies specializing in "offshore" contracting are on the list of state government vendors, according to research commissioned by WashTech, an affiliate of the Communications Workers of America.

One Indian firm, R Systems Inc., has done more than $3 million in computer programming for state agencies, the study said. In addition, California is one of 42 states using overseas call centers to dispense information about a new debit card program that has replaced food stamps throughout the country.<snip>

[donsu]

1. is this bizarre or what?

is america the only country that outsources like this?

does Denmark have India processing it's gov. work

maybe England? are they outsourcing?

is some country outsourcing to Cuba? they would have low wages.

[Deja Q]

2. With luck, some Indian tech will start fiddling with our data...

This isn't sarcasm.

Corporations don't give a fuck about homeland security. We require foreign energy and we give foreign countries jobs that are significant in our economy's infrastructure.

Bizarroworld.