George4Mayor86 t1_jadl8gp wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:53 PM

Reply to comment by nim_opet in Consultants Gone Wild by ToffeeFever

….which in turn forces cities to rely on expensive consultants rather than in-house expertise. So it is the consultants, but it’s also the hostility to bureaucracy. Chicken and egg.

nim_opet t1_jadm0zm wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:58 PM

I mean, the consultants are filling the need. They didn’t create it .

Aiorr t1_jaenfjr wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:56 PM

if lobbying to the point where congress cut agencies' leg and arm to be dysfunctional then pretty much forcing to use contractor isn't creating the problem, idk what is.

IT service is pretty much obliterated from government agencies, and are forced to use contract bidding. And I dont think anyone need an insight on how god-awful IT in govt is. And guess how much the bid was for these "consultants" :) most likely multitude of just having a solid in-house IT team.

George4Mayor86 t1_jadmd4r wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:00 PM

That’s true, and I don’t blame the consultants for going where they money is.