The offshoring of high-tech work threatens to weaken U.S. leadership in technology and innovation and has serious implications for national security and the privacy of sensitive information. It puts a downward pressure on wages that will likely discourage many of America's best and brightest young people from pursuing careers in science and engineering. Offshoring has contributed to approximately 1.4 percent unemployed in management, professional and related occupations, service occupations, and sales and office occupations. This percentage will [increase incrementally] in years to come. The proposal should reasonably address some concerns facing the nation.

You've been in touch with some members of Congress. How can they help this plan materialize? Since this issue is national in scope, I have requested guidance from congressional officials, in particular senators for economic development. Federal grants will be needed to help implement the model, as well as provisions in legislation that would lower operational costs for the companies that administer the program. Jointly, these two factors will enable the strategy to evolve and grow.

Who would administer such programs? Universities, or the companies that hire the students? U.S. companies and universities would form joint ventures, and a third party would serve as liaison, employing the students and providing management process and controls. This liaison between the universities and their client companies will be a for-profit U.S. corporation eligible for grants from the government and advised by representatives from government, the companies and the schools.

The way I see it is that this is an onshore alternative that, if done correctly, can support business processes and produce software higher in quality for the same price as offshoring.

For more on Chebbi's onshore BPO proposal, download the PDF at http://deepakchebbi.com/a-bpo.pdf.