The End of A-76?
From Robert Brodsky:
The Omnibus spending bill, which passed the House on Wednesday, could spell the end of the highly-controversial public-private job competitions.
The bill includes a one-year government-wide ban on any new A-76 job competitions for federal work under the Office of Management and Budget contracting rules. The job competitions have long been fought by government labor unions and some congressional Democrats.
“These provisions are the clearest sign yet that Congress recognizes the previous administration’s competitive sourcing initiative has been a disaster,” said Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union
The bill would require federal agencies to establish guidelines for insourcing work that is now being performed by private contractors, but at one point was done by federal employees and would prohibit funding for the privatization of federal tax collection.
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Amen to that
iggy Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 9:41 AMI was always wondering why we were paying profit to company for bringing an organization to its knees...
AMS Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:18 AMAs much as I was not a fan of the last administration, the A-76 problem goes back a lot farther than that. People may actually be beginning to realize that Ronald Reagan was not our friend.
Michelle Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:38 AMThe concept of A-76 is sound. The way A-76 has been implemented has been a disaster. Less government is best government. Unless you're a Democrat..
Dan Roberts Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:12 AMOn our installation, A-76 worked with child care, but it has created a MIO out of a moderatley effective facilities division. Things are not much better with groundskeeping and food handling either.
Ellen Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:21 AMLets just get it over with...cancel all Federal service contracts, Federalize all private contract employees (TSA), eliminate all now unnecessary contract award, inspection and auditing costs, control salaries, limit wage increases to 2-percent/year, raise benefits and provide full health care. It would be easier to ask Colleen Kelly what work should continue to be performed by competitive contract.
Glen Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:13 PMHmm, end a program that has a proven 30% or better savings record in a time of economic downturn? Now, there is fiscal responsibility for you. NOT. Also, do the research, the data proves there were more gov't jobs converted to private in A-76 competitions in Clinton's terms than in both of the Bushes put together. So who is REALLY not your friend?
annon Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:55 PMThe biggest civilian A76 was the FAA outsourcing of Flight Service Stations to Lockheed Martin.
This was a disaster, not only for hundreds or long term employees (think of all the FAA hiring right after the ATC strike in 1981, many of those people were JUST SHORT of retirement, but, oh well said the FAA) that lost their pensions so late in their careers, but for the pilots that use the service. A total breakdown of an essential part of the nations safety net for aviation.
If the government wishes to look at contracts that went wrong, they need to look at the biggest one.
Hundreds of millions in lawsuits (the FAA blocked many of these people from jobs to make sure they could not get their retirements, yet they hired THOUSANDS of students for jobs),a total collapse of the system, and yet LM and the FAA claim all is well, and was done fair and right.
The savings? Yeah, our pensions. That money was STOLEN from us.
George Posted Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:56 PMI have always said that I don't believe the FAA would save a dime after the five year contract for the Automated Flight Service system was awarded to Lockheed Martin. The program had been underestimated by both the FAA oversight people and Lockheed Martin management. It was much more expensive and complicated than what they both believed.
Hundreds of people had their lives disrupted, some lost money, some came out ahead, but all suffered a lot of stress and anxiety.
Bill Lukens Posted Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:04 PM