There is no way you can talk about public sector excellence without looking at contracting - its where govt spend a huge portion of money.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/procurement-capacity-and-soverignity
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There are a lot of smart implementation people gravitating to the Mamdani administration right now. For example, @lukef.bsky.social, who wrote this piece, is the leading government delivery innovation for NYC now.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-means-testing-industrial-complex
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hi don, gov delivery innovation has multiple teams and is not resting on one person's shoulders.
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This is good.
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The "irony" to the idea of using private contractors to "verify" income is that anyone who applies for any of the safety net programs must prove their eligibility. This is the ultimate duplication.
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A lot of smart guys are willing to work for less money than they could possibly earn, by working for the government or in other public institutions. Be it because they more care about their work than money, or because they prefer a less competitive work environment. So let these people get their >
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I loved how he name-checked McKinsey (and it’s $9m contract) in his recent video about savings the admin has found in its initial review. So refreshing.
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Contracting doesn’t work in so many ways. In-house work is the best option.
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It is also the source of fraud and waste in the government. Meanwhile programs like LIHEAP pass on the administering of the program to local nonprofits without including funds for the work they do.
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More democrats need to publicly acknowledge the fact that outsourcing government functions to private contractors costs more money
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Cut off Deloitte, who constantly overcharges and under delivers
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