3 ms·

I don't think they are a monopoly. Other agencies can pay outside firms as an alternative to using 18F, can't they? I'm not exactly sure how it works so please

by Pyxl101 10y ago

I don't think they are a monopoly. Other agencies can pay outside firms as an alternative to using 18F, can't they? I'm not exactly sure how it works so please educate me. I also separately heard that 18F wasn't supposed to bid against outside firms for government contracts. That doesn't really make sense, then, if they're supposed to earn revenue. If they're expected to earn revenue then they should be able to bid for government contracts.

madeofpalk 10y ago
At least Australia's version of 18F (called DTA) has an enforced monopoly The Australian Government has established a moratorium that stops Commonwealth (federal) agencies from investing in new, or duplicating, service delivery capability. The moratorium is an important tool to help government limit the fragmenting of users’ experience across the Australian Government.