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Still, the Obama Administration has made a point of talking about contractor accountability.
"The Judgment Gap" (news analysis, front page, Oct. 11) helps explain the confused state of military contractor accountability under United States law.
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When systems are "government owned [but] contractor operated," accountability gets ever more remote.
The Obama Administration has included language in the defense authorization bill that may allow senior Department of Defense (DoD) officials to secretly "blacklist" government contractors at their discretion and without notice to the contractor or accountability to the public.
Here's the rub: Outsourcing eliminates incentives to perform well and shields contractors from accountability.
A patchwork of laws that are largely untested, and practical obstacles to building cases in war zones, have all but insulated contractors from accountability.
6) There must be clear public accountability in PPP projects, with one government agency responsible for oversight and holding contractors accountable for performance.
"Piece by piece, public employees will be shown the door and then replaced by private contractors with no accountability".
To fix these problems, technology organizations will need to make big changes in order to strengthen their technical skills, reduce dependency on contractors, and clarify accountability.
Although the concerns of the majority of the regents are valid, the bigger concern in my view is that this initiative may allow public employers, schools, and contractors to evade accountability for meeting the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Reports by agency Inspectors General, the Government Accountability Office GAOO), and other independent reviewing bodies have shown that noncompetitive and cost-reimbursement contracts have been misused, resulting in wasted taxpayer resources, poor contractor performance, and inadequate accountability for results".
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