So your company has been diligently trying to comply with state
and federal government contracting regulations. You pay your
service employees in accordance with the Service Contract Act, you
file your EEO-1s and VETS 100s, you monitor state campaign
contributions, and you follow all of the additional requirements in
your compliance plan. You think your company is "golden."
Right? Maybe. Are you "offshoring" services under your
contract, or the data related to your state and/or Medicaid
government contracts? This easily overlooked issue has been
percolating to the top of the list for government agencies, state
attorneys general, and perhaps, qui tam plaintiffs'
attorneys.
Offshoring, or "the import from abroad of goods or services
that were previously produced domestically,"1 is a
major part of today's business landscape, and government
contracting at both federal and state levels is no exception. The
issue of offshore outsourcing of services first drew attention
