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All government software projects should be directly staffed by government hired software engineers. I don't understand why that doesn't happen.
by coding123 3y ago
All government software projects should be directly staffed by government hired software engineers. I don't understand why that doesn't happen.
- tradertef 3y agoBecause freedom, you know.. socialism vs. capitalism.
- coding123 3y agoI don't get this response, at all. It only saves money to have the govt directly build this stuff. I mean take a look at this: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2016/09/post_183.html https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2016/09/post_183.html If Oregon had directly hired software engineers they could have built that portal with probably a team of 6 in less time. If we continue making governments have to pay billions for shitty websites, then we'll continue to have to increase taxes and ... big government -> socialism.
- 0xffff2 3y agoOne compelling reason is the nature of the US Civil Service. In the vast majority of cases, US government employees are extremely hard to fire or lay off for any reason. As a result, each government agency only keeps a small core of staff that are direct employees and the vast majority of work is done by contractors whose employment can ebb and flow with the whims of congressional funding.
- 19h 3y agoBecause that would make too much sense.