What Can Be Done To Effect an Increase in Government Outsourcing?
To win a government contract, Mastran explains, an outsourcer must have people resources that know how the government programs work. “They have to know a program at a level of detail that allows the outsourcer to run it more efficiently than the government,” explains Mastran. MAXIMUS enjoys the expertise of the best directors of state child support programs and people who ran Medicaid and welfare programs. “We pick people who have notable success at running government programs,” Mastran explains, “and then train them on private sector possibilities.” Recently, MAXIMUS went to the UK to study Capita, a company with over 100 government contracts. Capita has managed an extraordinary accomplishment that has yet to happen in the US. It matches the government retirement program for employees converted to the private sector. This makes it easier for the government to outsource without great opposition from unions. The opportunity for a government employee transferred to a private sector job t
