New Offshoring Impact Study Planned

Congress just set aside $2 million to study the "impacts of offshoring on the economy and work force of the United States." The study will be conducted by the National Academy of Public Administration, an independent, nonpartisan organization chartered by Congress to assist governments in improving their effectiveness, efficiency and accountability.

It is hoped that the study will help measure the scope and effects of shipping high-skilled work to lower-wage countries such as India and Ireland.