Re: Outsourcing of Technical Writers Employment

[Martin Bosworth <martinhbosworth -at- gmail -dot- com>]

On 5/31/05, Bill Lawrence <lawrence -at- mayaviz -dot- com> wrote:
> 
> Not all technical writing work can be outsourced, especially if there
> are security concerns.  Tech writers working on defense or national
> security related projects are relatively immune.
> 
> Bill

Bill,

That's a very good point, but the downside is that it means more tech
writers have to get or maintain clearances. That may not seem like a
problem, but I am somewhat averse to having DSS or OPM snooping
through my life, regardless of how squeaky-clean I may or may not be.

As far as outsourcing tech writing work to contractors, well, that's
how I got my current job. The military, in particular, is farming out
more and more non-classified work to private contracting companies.

Martin 

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Martin H. Bosworth
Technical Writer, Telemedicine Directorate
Walter Reed Army Medical Center (http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/)
Writer/Editor, ConsumerAffairs.com (http://www.consumeraffairs.com)

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