Comments on Advance Indiana™: Outrage: ACS Consultant Named New Head Of FSSA

Jim and others,I do not think the problem is that ...

2011-03-18T20:42:13.127-05:00

Jim and others,I do not think the problem is that he previously consulted for ACS. I think the concern here is why was he named Head of FSSA and why does ACS still have a contract with the state? Maybe you can inform me, I hope. It appears the conversation here has become, because he/she consulted for, you consulted for, they consulted for...HMA, EDS or ACS, or any other contractor, that is receiving/received millions or multi millions from the government and taxpayers along with whoever has donated the most campaign contributions, that seems to dictate the "Consultant" that gets the contract or government position.
Well I have not consulted with such organizations,I do not and have not had any contracts for any dollar amounts and have not lobbied, donating/receiving generous donations. That being said, I obviously am not a consultant or a politician, maybe I should be, because I find it very disturbing and upsetting how out of touch and greedy Democrats/Republicans and Consultants/Contractors have become. Maybe the people need to have some Quality Control Assurance overseeing the consultant/contractor/politician that are spending and receiving their tax dollars! Has the ones in charge of paying HMA, EDS or ACS, or any other government consultant/contractor asked or listened to the input, concerns or praises of the people these government employees are servicing? If so I would love to see their posts on here or on the news or in the newspapers! I would like to see and listen to any QA calls and reports for any of the consultants/contractors any government official pays using Hoosier tax money! Feel free to email me with any input.
Thank you,
sagisfire@gmail.com

I would guess that other contractors like HMA are ...

2010-11-14T21:05:51.716-05:00

I would guess that other contractors like HMA are making a pretty good sum with their contracts as well.

I'm not running the largest agency in state go...

2010-11-11T11:29:00.573-05:00

I'm not running the largest agency in state government (or any government agency for that matter) and managing a multi-million dollar contract for my former client.

Seriously? Your problem is that he used to consult...

2010-11-11T09:40:37.085-05:00

Seriously? Your problem is that he used to consult for ACS? Does this disqualify him from public service? Didn't you use to consult for EDS? They get millions from state and federal contracts, maybe you should be disqualified too. I'd bet money this won't make it through your censorship.

I just found this, too: https://financial.gmis.in....

2010-11-11T01:39:32.577-05:00

I just found this, too:
https://financial.gmis.in.gov/IDOAcontracts/public/46170-000.pdf

I had not heard any media stories, but apparently Haverstick Consulting (formerly and perhaps still of Stephen Hilbert relations), which you have mentioned before AI for how the state gave money for them to move from Carmel to the northwest side of Indianapolis, is now the lead contractor for portions of the FSSA welfare modernization contract (in this case in Lake and Grant counties). The price tag until 2016 is over $18 million.

Meanwhile, Haverstick continues to botch another modernization - that of the unemployment insurance at Workforce Development - and that contract is now increased from $23.9 million to $35.8 million and is over two years late in being implemented.

So Haverstick has done such a crappy job with DWD's modernization that Indiana will give them another long-term, high-priced contract to botch there, too.

Haverstick is not doing as well as ACS in completely taking-over the state government (or city for that matter) when it comes to getting nice contracts for political connections, but I still believe there is something off about a company who has done so poorly with one contract that the state wants to continue doing business with another contract.

Outraged I am.

2010-11-11T00:05:24.068-05:00

Outraged I am.

Maybe when the new prosecutor takes over... Just m...

2010-11-10T20:44:10.290-05:00

Maybe when the new prosecutor takes over... Just maybe. But I'm not sure enough to put money on it.