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UPDATE: VA FLIP-FLOPS, WILL NOT OUTSOURCE NEW G.I.
BILL PROGRAM -- VA officials claim they did not
receive
enough proposals from qualified private-sector
contractors.
Although the VA, in the press release below,
claims they didn't get enough proposals to outsource the New G.I. Bill...
you can bet the real reason was pressure from Congress, the AFGE and many
veterans' groups.
For background on this attempted outsourcing
(with backlinks), click here...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfsep08/nf092608-1.htm
VA press release here...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/vap08/vap101008-1.htm
Press release below:
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VA Announces “In House” Option to Implement IT
Aspects of New GI Bill
October 10, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that
it will rely upon its own workforce to set up the information technology
programs needed to implement the educational benefits of the new Post-9/11
GI Bill.
The Department’s announcement came after VA officials did not receive
enough proposals from qualified private-sector contractors to create an
information technology program that implements the new benefit. At no time
did VA consider contracting out responsibility for actually administering
this educational assistance.
 “Many
private contractors were apparently reluctant to offer proposals because
of external misconceptions as to the scope of the work involved. While it
is unfortunate that we will not have the technical expertise from the
private sector available to assist us in developing the information
technology solution, the VA can and will deliver the benefits program on
time,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake.
“The Post-9/11 GI Bill is unusually complex, with payments being tailored
to tuition costs and going to both students and educational institutions,”
said Patrick W. Dunne, the Under Secretary for Benefits. “Some benefits
are determined by a school’s zip code, and others by in-state rates for
tuition.”
Dunne said the Department would have been remiss if it had failed to
assess the ability of the private sector to assist VA to set up the
technology aspects of the program’s implementation.
The Post-9/11 GI Bill will provide educational assistance to veterans,
military members, reservists and National Guard members who have served
since Sept. 11, 2001. By law, the new benefits are scheduled to start on
Aug. 1, 2009.
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