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We need our own version of 18F to build technology patterns and in house expertise so that government is less reliant on outsourcing. With more in house work wh
by theluketaylor 4y ago
We need our own version of 18F to build technology patterns and in house expertise so that government is less reliant on outsourcing. With more in house work when government does outsource there would be a much better yardstick to determine requirements and measure success.
- asdajksah2123 4y agoThis is the most obvious reason for why government procurement and contracting costs are so high. US/Canada governments have simply dissolved all in house experience. Which means they have no competent and experienced people who can actually evaluate contract bids. But further, they don't have people in-house with either the experience, competence, or power to make agreed upon changes to contracts on the fly. And because the contracts are so set in stone, that means even if all the bidders are operating completely ethically, they need to pad their margins significantly to account for anything unexpected. But in reality many bidders are not operating ethically and are able to use a lot of the necessary features of a government bidding process (clearly outlined and transparent contracts with very little subjective input) to maximize their revenue and minimize their output.
- wheelinsupial 4y agoMaybe I'm stretching things a bit, but there is the Canadian Digital Service (CDS)- https://digital.canada.ca/ https://digital.canada.ca/