IRS Is Losing Programmers
Link: washingtonpost.com
The IRS lost 8% to 9% of its programmers in fiscal 1997. This comes at a time
when the agency is struggling to fix its systems. It has 88,000 different programs
to repair.
Nevertheless, the man in charge of the repair project, Mr. Yost, says there is no
doubt that the IRS will be compliant right on time.
Congressman Horn, who gave the IRS a grade of D-, says he has confidence in
Mr. Yost's subordinate, Arthur Gross, the Chief Information Officer of the IRS.
But Mr. Gross says the system is in disarray. Yost publicly stated a few weeks
ago that he disagrees with Gross regarding the extent of this disarray.
So, is Cong. Horn forcasting the survival of the IRS? Yes. On what basis? It's
difficult to say.
This story appeared in the WASHINGTON POST (Dec. 24).
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As I indicated before, the closer we get the more demand we will see for programmers and the higher the salaries will rise. Companies who are using their own programmers in conjunction with toolsets from PTUS, VIAS, SEEC, etc. will face the same problems.
Either you will have to pay top money to keep your programmers, or you will lose them to the next highest bidder.
That is why the automated factory approach will be in favor once the bulk of the business starts to come in. |
