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Technology Expedites Refund Process

Linda Bryza

Access specializes in marketing telecommunication audits to medium to large national businesses and government entities. The company also offers utility and energy services targeted to a California base. Access is the exclusive representative for nationally recognized companies in each of

13 Big Mistakes to Avoid

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Bill Bierce is in the catbird seat when it comes to watching outsourcing agreements go south. The founder of Bierce & Kenerson, P.C., a New York law firm specializing in outsourcing and technology law, has devised a lucky list of

Balancing Trust and Accountability

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Trust plays a crucial role in government outsourcing. Adrian Moore of the Reason Foundation says that the less tangible things are, the more important trust is. In outsourced infrastructure projects, trust is less important. A project to construct a bridge,

Watertight Plan

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Plainfield's Town Council decided to use Competitive Government Strategies, Inc. as its consultant for the procurement process. They had seen its president's success when he had implemented in earlier years the privatization of the operation and maintenance of the Indianapolis

Scaling the Hurdle of Trust

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Been there, done that is not a trite phrase to Skip Stitt, founder and president of Competitive Government Strategies, Inc. His consulting firm assists cities, counties, states and private-sector not-for-profit organizations on outsourcing and privatization. From experience, he knows it's

A Global Objective – Profitability and Efficiency

Chris Pryer, Business Writer

With the global business climate changing, and shrinking somewhat due to the Internet, business process outsourcers (BPO) such as Raytheon Training find themselves filling in a vacuum.

Invasion of Privacy

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the president of the union representing IRS employees (NTEU) are on record as being opposed to outsourcing. Even Malcolm S. Forbes in the October 1995 edition of his magazine stated, This

To Be Worth One’s Salt

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Prisons are one of the most difficult areas to privatize and do it well and safely, says Adrian Moore, of the Reason Foundation. While the task of taking away an offender's liberty rightly belongs to the government's judges and juries,

Raising Prison Bars

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

There are arguments both for and against outsourcing and privatization of prison facilities. Some say it allows prisons to be constructed and operated more efficiently and cost-effectively. Others say a supplier's profit may interfere with inmates' interests. One thing cannot

Accounting for Results

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

At first blush, Cornell Companies, Inc. appears to be just one among several private corporations whose enterprises generate revenue by building and operating prisons. Beyond the momentary glance, though, Cornell contrasts sharply with its competitors. Just like the background and

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