http://dir.salon.com/topics/outsourcing/?source=rss&aim=outsourcing en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT By Tim Shorrock Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/excerpt/2008/05/29/spies_for_hire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/excerpt/2008/05/29/spies_for_hire/index.html?source=rss Now working inside America's "shadow" spy industry, George Tenet, Richard Armitage, Cofer Black and others are cashing in big on Iraq and the war on terror. By Celine Roque Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/30/the_art_of_delegating_tasks_to_a_virtual_assistant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/30/the_art_of_delegating_tasks_to_a_virtual_assistant/index.html?source=rss By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/22/outsourcing_patent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/22/outsourcing_patent/index.html?source=rss Accenture gets a patent for a "rapid transfer of knowledge" technique. Don't expect rich country workers to applaud By Carol Lloyd Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/30/child_labor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/30/child_labor/index.html?source=rss That lovely embroidered blouse you get for Christmas may come prestained with children's sweat. By Joan Walsh Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/iraq_war/2007/10/02/springsteen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/iraq_war/2007/10/02/springsteen/index.html?source=rss On a day when Republicans are embracing mercenaries who kill civilians as "our team," Bruce Springsteen releases another great album, and that's one for our team. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/17/india_call_centers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/17/india_call_centers/index.html?source=rss End of an era? Rising wages and competition for skilled employees in India are wreaking havoc on an icon of globalization By P.W. Singer Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/02/blackwater/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/02/blackwater/index.html?source=rss Outsourcing the war to private military contractors such as Blackwater has shattered the United States' moral authority and its ability to win wars like that in Iraq. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/02/reverse_offshoring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/02/reverse_offshoring/index.html?source=rss Top talent is getting too pricey in India, says a start-up CEO. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/20/obama_india/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/20/obama_india/index.html?source=rss Was his campaign's attack on Hillary Clinton's ties to India a macaca moment? Or a chance to tell the world how he really feels about globalization? By Tim Shorrock Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/01/intel_contractors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/01/intel_contractors/index.html?source=rss The U.S. government now outsources a vast portion of its spying operations to private firms -- with zero public accountability. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/23/cnn_gas_prices/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/23/cnn_gas_prices/index.html?source=rss From hybrid cabs in New York to outsourced jobs to oil refinery underinvestment, the news comes down to one thing: Pain at the pump. By Tim Shorrock Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/07/tenet_money/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/07/tenet_money/index.html?source=rss The former CIA chief is earning big money from corporations profiting off the war -- a fact not mentioned in his combative new book or heard on his publicity blitz. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/25/high_tech_outsourcing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/25/high_tech_outsourcing/index.html?source=rss BusinessWeek reports that the tech sector is booming in the U.S. But the magazine forgot to ask a crucial question. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/20/tata/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/20/tata/index.html?source=rss India's Tata Group has big plans for China. It won't be the first time the company has set up shop there. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/20/wadhwa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/20/wadhwa/index.html?source=rss Duke professor Vivek Wadhwa says How the World Works missed the point of his team's research By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/02/indiadaily/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/02/indiadaily/index.html?source=rss An Indian newspaper slams H-1B visas and U.S. immigration policy. Or does it? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/06/itpaa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/06/itpaa/index.html?source=rss Could a staunch opponent of offshoring IT jobs be mellowing a bit too soon? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/31/bengaluru/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/31/bengaluru/index.html?source=rss The Silicon Valley of India is reborn, as Bengaluru. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/08/matloff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/08/matloff/index.html?source=rss Finding fault with the ACM's big offshoring study, eight months later By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/14/cobol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/14/cobol/index.html?source=rss Stuck inside of Bangalore with the COBOL blues again. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/08/23/tenali/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/08/23/tenali/index.html?source=rss Phytoplanktonic petroleum and the reincarnation of Tenali Ramakrishna. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/23/walmart_antitrust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/23/walmart_antitrust/index.html?source=rss Is it time to treat Wal-Mart like Standard Oil? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/20/lego/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/20/lego/index.html?source=rss Lego goes to Mexico via Singapore. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/07/bangalore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/07/bangalore/index.html?source=rss Are there lessons for Detroit in Bangalore? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/04/26/job_destruction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/04/26/job_destruction/index.html?source=rss Why aren't American workers as good as Indian ones at organizing?