Iowa is outsourcing their IT work to Cognizant. The fine print gives some workers 12 months of job protections but also outlines the replacement rate for employees after that timeframe - guess where the jobs are going to go…

The signed rate sheet has an offshore hourly rate… https://t.co/w4CySjD7RC

— Nick Plumb (@PlumbNick) July 23, 2026

Iowa is outsourcing their IT work to Cognizant. The fine print gives some workers 12 months of job protections but also outlines the replacement rate for employees after that timeframe - guess where the jobs are going to go… The signed rate sheet has an offshore hourly rate column for "Location 1," identified as India. The rates are already negotiated: Service desk agent: $60/hr onsite, $18/hr India Security specialist: $135/hr onsite, $32.62/hr India Project manager: $146/hr onsite, $37.40/hr India Solution architect: $160/hr onsite, $45/hr India

How are Americans living in America supposed to compete with the cost of labor in India? 

NICK PLUMB: America’s workforce is under assault from three directions at once: Imported labor. Offshored labor. Automated labor.

America’s workforce is under assault from three directions at once:

Imported labor.
Offshored labor.
Automated labor.

Today I’m releasing the Plumb Legislative Proposal Series - three focused concept frameworks built to put American workers first.

R.E.C.L.A.I.M. Act
Temporary… pic.twitter.com/kUADMRO8Co

— Nick Plumb (@PlumbNick) July 23, 2026