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NASA's Outsourced Computer People Are Even Worse Than You Might Expect (arstechnica.com)
Eric berger, writing for ArsTechnica: As part of a plan to help NASA "modernize" its desktop and laptop computers, the space agency signed a $2.5 billion services contract with HP Enterprise Services in 2011. According to HP (now HPE), part of the Agency Consolidated End-User Service (ACES) program the computing company would "modernize NASA's entire end-user infrastructure by delivering a full range of personal computing services and devices to more than 60,000 users." HPE also said the program would "allow (NASA) employees to more easily collaborate in a secure computing environment." The services contract, alas, hasn't gone quite as well as one might have hoped. This week Federal News Radio reported that HPE is doing such a poor job that NASA's chief information officer, Renee Wynn, could no longer accept the security risks associated with the contract. Wynn, therefore, did not sign off on the authority to operate (ATO) for systems and tools.A spokesperson for NASA said: "NASA continues to work with HPE to remediate vulnerabilities. As required by NASA policy, system owners must accomplish this remediation within a specified period of time. For those vulnerabilities that cannot be fully remediated within the established time frame, a Plan of Actions and Milestones (POAM) must be developed, approved, and tracked to closure."
Accenture consistently drives high performance and has a history of satisfaction on projects for the worlds top organizations.
world's top organizations
What sets Accenture apart from the competition are its management.
is its management
The skill and level of analysts from every contracting company can vary greatly. However Accenture Senior Management staff have shown consistently high levels of skill and communication.
However, Accenture senior management staff has shown (staff is a collective noun, but practice varies between American and British English on this one)
Problems can happen with any corporate or government project. Rarely does everything go according to plan and often requirements change mid project. It is how a consulting company handles these changes that count.
according to plan, and often requirements change
Accenture sets its self apart in this situation.
sets itself apart
It's not the destination that matters but how you get there, Accenture(High Performance Delivered).
What?
If you are the one paying for the product, the destination is what matters most. For most of us, it's the only thing that matters.
This sounds like a hooker that blows you for a while and then stops to ask for more money. No, I'm not grateful to get halfway there.