tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25606055.post944554465805447269..comments2023-11-03T07:47:58.166-05:00Comments on Ramblings of an HHSC Employee amidst chaos: Hello!!HHSCEMPLOYEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13098601719458276335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25606055.post-73577587560930478392010-03-19T13:43:58.402-05:002010-03-19T13:43:58.402-05:00have you seen this?
Ex-official blamed for pri...have you seen this? <br /> <br /><br />Ex-official blamed for privitization problems is hired to fix them<br /><br />Gregg Phillips was the state's second-ranking social services official.<br /> <br /><br />A former state official blamed for much of Texas' biggest privatization failures is now a well-paid consultant helping the state work to eliminate the problems the privatization effort caused, according to a published report.<br /><br />Gregg Phillips, the state's former second-ranking social services official, now heads Austin-based AutoGov Inc., which was hired without the soliciting of bids from other companies, The Dallas Morning News reported Sunday. The company has received $207,500 since November to help the state's food stamp program eliminate errors in the applicant screening process, according to the newspaper.<br /><br />Phillips didn't return messages for comment from the paper. Telephone and e-mail messages left for him by The Associated Press were not returned Sunday.<br /><br />Texas Health and Human Services Commission spokeswoman Stephanie Goodman said Executive Commissioner Tom Suehs and his predecessor, Albert Hawkins, thought AutoGov software might resolve the problems.<br /><br />Mike Gross, vice president of the Texas State Employees Union, criticized the commission's decision to use the company, noting that Hawkins had approved a vendor subcontract with Phillips and AutoGov chief executive Rose Hayden, both former Hawkins aides.<br /><br />"The whole thing smells very bad. We're now hiring the guy who got us in the mess in the first place. It is absolutely stunning," Gross said.<br /><br />Hawkins said he saw no conflict of interest in hiring a firm led by Phillips and Hayden.<br /><br />He said AutoGov had performed similar work for the Texas Youth CommisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25606055.post-10732019718610144902010-03-01T16:40:24.921-06:002010-03-01T16:40:24.921-06:00What is Deloitte contracted to do in Texas?What is Deloitte contracted to do in Texas?Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11674862871879326686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25606055.post-23778783997064169872010-03-01T11:06:04.216-06:002010-03-01T11:06:04.216-06:00Mr. Stewart's contract is paying him $25,000 -...Mr. Stewart's contract is paying him $25,000 - PER MONTH! If he was so good in Michigan, why does Michigan rank at or near the bottom on food stamp timeliness? If any of us think this guy can fix it, we should be ashamed of ourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com