Boyda: Wasting taxpayer money

An article over the weekend on http://www.governmentexecutive.com/, highlights an amendment that Nancy Boyda offered during the recent fiscal 2009 Defense authorization bill that would prohibit public-private competition at the Defense Department for 3 years.

The public-private competition is a major policy of the Bush Administration which requires government agencies to get bids on various services to find the best deal and save taxpayer dollars. According to the article, “...it [the amendment] would restrict the department from forcing government employees to vie for their jobs with contractors.... An OMB [Office of Management and Budget] official, who had not seen the recently introduced amendment...said Defense has reported an estimated $2.95 billion in gross savings for public-private competitions completed from fiscal 2003 to fiscal 2007, with a return of approximately $20 for every dollar spent on competition...” (Read the whole article here.)

According to the article, Federal employees unions strongly oppose the Bush Administration’s position and The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers support this amendment.

The old adage states, “Actions speak louder then words.” Nancy Boyda may claim to care about taxpayer savings, but actions are in direct contrast to that statement. She is also proving that she is in the back pocket of big labor.

The residents of the 2nd District deserve better. In November, vote for real change.