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"Old Enough to Know Better" <SpamSucks@NoSpam.com> wrote in message news:<jMiUb.135023$f97.29635@fe3.columbus.rr.com>...
> "DontOutsourceMe" <dontoutsourcemyjob@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:6f37046c.0402021822.27225c74@posting.google.com...
> > Flavius Vespasianus <nl@nl.com> wrote in message
>  news:<asATb.9856$uM2.342@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
> > > Joe Cipale <joec@aracnet.com> wrote in
> > > news:401D492E.40A861E3@aracnet.com:
> > >
> > > > Can you imagine some foreing coder developing a piece of code to
> > > > control an air defense or missile launcher? Can you imagine said piece
> > > > of code being compromised? What would the ramifications be? Firing on
> > > > our own troops? Disabling the launch codes? a virus/security
> > > > vulernability that leaves a system open for cyber-attack?
> > > >
> > > > The possibilities are endless, IMO.
> > >
> > > The White House e-mail system was offshored.
> 
> I hope you aren't serious! If so can you provide proof?
> 
> 
> > So whats the problem??  Anything and Everything can be offshored to
> > India and things will be just fine!!
> 
> I hope you aren't serious!
> Technical issues aside everything would not be "fine".
> First US taxpayer money should not be used for offshoring of  government IT
> systems *ever*.
> If you can't see the security issue here then I have some beachfront
> property in Oklahoma I like to talk to you about.

During the boom period of 1997-2001, there was a tremendous shortage
of IT professionals to execute govt. contracts. Lots of Indians were
hired esp in the DC area for govt. contractual work. When the economy
tanked, the BCIS came up with a security problem so that no
non-citizens would be employed. the workers were laid off, and
american replacements were trained. I understand your security and
economic concerns. But shouldn't this be disclosed upfront to the
job-seeker? BTW -are non-US citizens guaranteed to pose a security
threat? Was Tmothy McVeigh not a US citizen?

regards
-kamal