With John Kerry almost certainly destined to emerge victorious from the Democratic primary fray, he is turning up the heat on the hot-button topic of overseas outsourcing — and the Bush administration is preparing to respond in earnest. The overall US$10 billion IT outsourcing market still makes up less than 3 percent of global spending on IT services, according to research by consultancy Brean, Murray & Co. However, the recession of 2000-2001 and the achingly slow economic recovery have made outsourcing a flashpoint issue for many U.S. citizens and corporations.
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Outsourcing Clash Heats Up Election Campaigns
Posted by: Gene J. Koprowski March 5, 2004 09:44 AMWith John Kerry almost certainly destined to emerge victorious from the Democratic primary fray, he is turning up the heat on the hot-button topic of overseas outsourcing — and the Bush administration is preparing to respond in earnest. The overall US$10 billion IT outsourcing market still makes up less than 3 percent of global spending on IT services, according to research by consultancy Brean, Murray & Co. However, the recession of 2000-2001 and the achingly slow economic recovery have made outsourcing a flashpoint issue for many U.S. citizens and corporations.