To tighten belts, let's insource: Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith says city workers can do more

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Source: New York Daily News

Usually, when government officials talk about spending less money, they talk about outsourcing services to the private sector. And in many cases, that can be very effective. But union leaders often argue that it would be more cost-effective to give the work to city employees - and sometimes, they are right.

When Mayor Bloomberg asked me to review the problems with the CityTime timekeeping project, he also requested that I review all information technology, or IT, contracting. After conducting a thorough review, I have concluded that much of the solution lies not in more outsourcing to the private sector, but rather in employing city workers to perform more of our IT work. So in the weeks and months ahead, we will decisively shift more work from consultants outside government to our talented public employees. This will save taxpayers millions of dollars a year.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/03/24/2011-03-24_to_tighten_belts_lets_insource_deputy_mayor_stephen_goldsmith_says_city_workers_.html

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[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. that will make heads explode

i love it

[Recursion]

2. We've known this for decades: capital labor vs. operational labor.

Outsource capital labor. Don't outsource operational labor. Upgrading to Exchange 2010? Bring in a hired gun. Maintaining the Exchange server once it's there? Keep it organic.

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