And they could give a damn if the job is done right once it gets outsourced. Public agencies would actually deliver a service that had to be done well. Private enterprise can do anything they damn well please.
And the state which is Republican controlled, keeps on giving the private companies screwing up, more business.
No matter how much the private company screwed it up.
Here's another example:
AAS 5/17/10State to stick with IBM on data contract(snip)
The mammoth project has been dogged by delays, equipment failures, losses of data and deep frustration among state agencies.
Since the fall, new leadership at the agency overseeing the contract, the Department of Information Resources, has been digging into the roots of the problems with the aim of turning the project around.
Amid that re-examination, it has seemed at times that ending the seven-year contract with IBM was the most likely outcome.
But Ed Swedberg, the department's deputy director of data center services, said Monday that there are no plans to terminate the contract at this point.
There would be too much to lose for all sides by unwinding the contract, and IBM is still a willing and able partner, he said.
IBM spokesman Jeff Tieszen said the company is working with the state to move the project forward. IBM has been paid more than $442 million since the contract was signed in 2006.
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