To quote the most interesting man in the world “when you find something you don’t do very well, don’t do that thing”. Government doesn’t outsource very well. Hell, even private industry often doesn’t outsource very well. [/quote]
Most people don’t do amputations well. You may find yourself in a situation where you need to do one. In fact, you may find you need to do it with a dull multi-tool and not a nice clean surgery center after being stuck under a rock for 127 hours.
That’s actually why most corporations outsource to. They know the service is broken and inefficient and bloated. Like a 400lb person, they could go a the biggest loser, start a multi-year regimen of serious exercise and diet or, they could do surgery.
They opt for surgery because they know the organization, much like many people do not have the stamina and fortitude to deal with all the hard work of fixing it themselves.
Most importantly, though they never openly admit it, they really do it because they know they cannot control their own demand for services unless there’s an immediate cost. They know can’t say no to an extra cookie.
