馬斯克顧問機構爭議:Workday獨攬合約引質疑




美國聯邦人事管理局無競爭招標 將人事系統外包予Workday引發爭議

華盛頓消息——美國聯邦人事管理局(OPM)近日在億萬富豪特朗普顧問埃隆·馬斯克主導的聯邦政府效率部推動裁減人手的背景下,決定將新一代基於雲端的人力資源平台合約,直接授予Workday公司,卻未進行公開招標,令該局現任及前員工感到質疑。

多名員工於周四被諮詢時表示,這次採用單一供應商合約的做法相當罕見,尤其在人力資源系統供應商競爭激烈的市場中,包括ADP和SAP等巨頭均有相關方案。他們亦對OPM原本運行良好的內部人事系統即將被替換感到驚訝。

OPM於5月2日發出備忘錄,解釋該單一來源合約的必要性,指因「一連串緊急的運作失靈及聯邦法規要求,必須即時行動」,並提到特朗普政府對重組人手及招聘改革設有嚴格時限。

備忘錄指:「OPM分散且過時的人事系統已達危機點,導致薪酬錯誤、福利中斷,以及無法持續的手動工作負荷。」

Workday發聲明表示,能夠與OPM合作,協助其現代化人事系統,感到「非常榮幸」,合約為期12個月,價值約34.22萬美元。OPM未對該備忘錄作出回應。該合約於5月2日簽訂,內容涵蓋薪酬、招聘、考勤等人事相關工作。

由馬斯克主導的政府效率部門(DOGE)聲稱正致力削減聯邦政府人手及縮減合約支出。據路透社統計,DOGE推動的政府重組已導致約26萬名公務員辭職、被解僱或提前退休。DOGE聲稱迄今已為美國納稅人節省約1600億美元,但其數據多次出現錯誤及修正。

在OPM被裁撤的人員中,有不少是負責運行獲獎聯邦人事平台如USA Performance及USA Staffing的關鍵員工。這些系統曾花費數百萬美元開發,供整個聯邦政府使用,現時似乎將被Workday平台取代。

兩名前員工透露,由於關鍵支援人員大量流失,這些人事平台實際上可能面臨崩潰,儘管OPM大部分系統已遷移至雲端。

「罕見且迫切的緊急狀況」成免招標理由

通常,政府機構若要採用非競爭性招標,必須證明存在「罕見且迫切的緊急狀況」,並且所選供應商具備獨特能力勝任任務。

備忘錄指出,另一競爭者Dayforce曾表達興趣,但Workday因為曾為美國最大私營雇主沃爾瑪(Walmart)及多家財富500強企業提供服務,展現出獨特的規模化能力,故被認為最適合OPM需求。

OPM亦主張,若進行全面公開競標,項目將延誤六至九個月。

Workday行政總裁Carl Eschenbach曾公開表示,政府效率部帶來龐大機遇。他在今年早些時候接受CNBC訪問時稱:「我們視此為Workday的重大機遇……在華盛頓,大家都支持Workday,渴望轉用我們的平台。」

編輯評論:政府效率與透明度的矛盾挑戰

OPM此次直接授予Workday合約,反映出聯邦政府在追求效率與節省成本的同時,也面臨透明度與競爭公平性的嚴峻考驗。雖然備忘錄強調「緊急狀況」,以免除公開招標程序,但此舉容易引發外界對決策過程的疑慮,特別是在涉及公帑及公共服務的關鍵系統時。

此外,裁撤大量經驗豐富的內部員工,隨即替換成外部系統,可能帶來人事系統運作風險。長遠來看,政府若一味依賴外包及單一供應商,或會削弱內部技術自主能力,增加未來系統整合和維護的難度。

馬斯克所領導的政府效率部(DOGE)在推動大規模人手縮減的同時,應更謹慎平衡效率與服務質素,確保改革不以犧牲系統穩定和員工專業為代價。Workday的技術實力毋庸置疑,但政府在簽約決策上應更公開透明,並考慮引入更多競爭,避免壟斷風險,這對納稅人和公務員都是更負責任的做法。

總括而言,這次合約事件揭示了政府數碼轉型背後複雜的利益與風險博弈,值得持續關注其後續發展及改革成效。

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