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The app is developed and managed by Booz Allen Hamilton. Insiders in the NPS that I've spoken to all have no nice things to say of them, primarily because of bl
by uoaei 3y ago
The app is developed and managed by Booz Allen Hamilton. Insiders in the NPS that I've spoken to all have no nice things to say of them, primarily because of bloated contracts, underdelivery, and overruns.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoNever let a crisis go to waste. Great opportunity to slot folks from the US Digital Service in to take ownership.
- sidewndr46 3y agoI don't think the USDS can take ownership unless you tried to claim eminent domain over the software. Not sure how that would work.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoIf it was a work commissioned by the US gov, and the contract stipulates they own the codebase, they own it (should be able to FOIA this). If the contract does not transfer ownership, and Booz Allen is getting paid to own and operate the web property, USDS spins up and does a reimplementation (or contributes some technologists to sit with technologists already at that federal agency, I've heard of both operating models during my interviews with USDS). Similar, but not as critical, as what happened with healthcare.gov. I was sloppy with my comment: when I say "take ownership", I meant over providing the service to the public (ie the responsibility), not the code itself. My apologies! https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/08/11/white-house-launches-u-s-digital-service-with-healthcare-gov-fixer-at-the-helm/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/08/11...