Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Most US States offshoring work

The numerous proposals to restrict offshoring in US Government agency projects notwithstanding, a latest report of the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that offshoring occurred in human services programs in a majority of US States for functions such as software development and call centre.

It also found that India was the most prevalent offshore location. "Offshoring occurred in one or more programs in 43 of 50 States and the District of Columbia, most frequently in the Food Stamp and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs. However, expenditures for services performed offshore in the four State-administered programs appear to be relatively small... India was the most prevalent offshore location, followed by Mexico," the recent report by GAO said.

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