“It's just time for another change, for me to start my life over. I have a job and a couple of offers. The money's nice. People like me, treat me right.”
“[Early last Friday evening, some elected officials sat in a room at the Bradley County Courthouse and admitted to each other that they didn't know what to do with $20 million. It was a meeting of the County Finance Committee, but this was the first time they had ever faced such an issue.] I'm just walking into an ocean, ... An ocean I've never seen before.”
“The question for government is whether it can compete long term with a resurgent financial services industry in terms of getting the skills. If key IT staff are poached by the City, there could be serious consequences for the government's IT agenda.”
“Logic dictates contractors can't be self-employed and employees simultaneously. It might only be a matter of time before we see truly joined up government, whereby claims by contractors for employment rights automatically trigger tax investigations.”
“In 2004, just 54% of contractors were predicting their earnings to rise, while 20% were predicting a fall in earnings, compared to only 3% now. For the last few years public sector IT spending has been a substitute for subdued spending in the private sector - but 2006 is set to be a year of strong growth across the board.”
