Outsourcing: Challenges for the U.S. Scientific and Engineering Community

The continual outsourcing of technical positions outside the U.S. has resulted in huge number of lost jobs. This has resulted in scientific and engineering community having numerous questions regarding their future and the trying to understand the forces that they are now facing. This article takes a look at the outsourcing trends in the U.S., looks at the pros and cons each company now faces in outsourcing and makes suggestions on what can be done by the scientific and engineering community to battle this loss of jobs.

Are you in a situation where outsourcing is under consideration? Do you see an increasing trend of outsourcing of your function or position in your company, region, or industry? Outsourcing: New Challenges for the U.S. Scientific and Engineering Community provides essential perspectives to help analysis, communication, decisions, and actions in your situations.