tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14039752.post115745442725897753..comments2023-08-10T21:14:14.933+12:00Comments on Insolent Prick: Sinister Elements: Pete's StoryInsolent Prickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12438163323894858558noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14039752.post-1159653443990597112006-10-01T10:57:00.000+13:002006-10-01T10:57:00.000+13:00Placed a link to this post on my (new) blog, but ...Placed a link to this post on my (new) blog, but don't expect to be deluged with hits as a result. :o)KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14039752.post-1159652843459965872006-10-01T10:47:00.000+13:002006-10-01T10:47:00.000+13:00Great post!Great post!KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14039752.post-1159416466530460892006-09-28T16:07:00.000+12:002006-09-28T16:07:00.000+12:00A genuine question:Isn't much of the work private ...A genuine question:<BR/><BR/>Isn't much of the work private companies provide to Government organized through tender processes? Even if not, are you sure that the processes aren't transparant enough to limit the scope for revenge from a vindinctive government/party?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14039752.post-1158802374386798932006-09-21T13:32:00.000+12:002006-09-21T13:32:00.000+12:00Outstanding post.Outstanding post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14039752.post-1158757136598784882006-09-21T00:58:00.000+12:002006-09-21T00:58:00.000+12:00The irony is, compared to the US, UK and Australia...The irony is, compared to the US, UK and Australia, NZ government departments are fine models of fiscal prudence and accountability. My experience with bureaucracies and projects in those countries says that the larger the country, the more wasteful the government. Fortunately the processes are in place to be able to cut back, the State Sector Act makes this all quite transparent - and it will require a government with balls to do it.Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14039752.post-1158115570547242842006-09-13T14:46:00.000+12:002006-09-13T14:46:00.000+12:00Sadly you are right The irony is Im currently tryi...Sadly you are right The irony is Im currently trying to get some government organisations to sign up for high quality international level programmes in the area of good goverance and admin compliance etc etc. Their not interested.Their budgets dont stretch to that sort of thing. Not surpising considering the appalling level of governance.<BR/>gdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14039752.post-1158099543667782482006-09-13T10:19:00.000+12:002006-09-13T10:19:00.000+12:00I had a similar revelation in a bar, Anonymous. W...I had a similar revelation in a bar, Anonymous. Was talking to an American guy who had been working on a large Government project for a year. Asked him what he was charging. Expected him to say he was doing it for around $150 an hour.<BR/><BR/>He answers: "$280 an hour."<BR/><BR/>I said to him: "Holy fuck! How the fuck does somebody like you get away with charging $280 NZ an hour for your work on that project?"<BR/><BR/>He answers: "No, not NZ dollars. US dollars. And they fly me back to the states every month for four days off."Insolent Prickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438163323894858558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14039752.post-1157937408439242702006-09-11T13:16:00.000+12:002006-09-11T13:16:00.000+12:00I remember talking to guy in Wellington down in a ...I remember talking to guy in Wellington down in a bar one night about what he did.<BR/><BR/>He said he was a consultant that did work for government departments auditing there IT departments.<BR/><BR/>I asked was it very difficult and he said no. He would go in for a week and write a report and get paid.<BR/><BR/>He said the firm he worked for charged about $20,000.00 + depending on the size of the job and he would collect $1000.00 a day for doing the work.<BR/><BR/>His opinion was that government departments these day had money to burn and it was always better to be over budget than under.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14039752.post-1157499600750515172006-09-06T11:40:00.000+12:002006-09-06T11:40:00.000+12:00The Taxblog is currently running a story about how...The Taxblog is currently running a story about how Hendo is getting audited again.<BR/>First look that has nothing to do with the above story. Second look shows that it has *everything* to do with the above story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07445205718545851348noreply@blogger.com