The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has canceled its contract with Workday for a comprehensive human capital management system just weeks after announcing it. OPM had chosen Workday to meet urgent federal deadlines related to workforce restructuring and merit-based hiring reforms. The decision, made via a sole-source justification, sparked significant backlash from traditional systems integrators, leading to conflict over the project's handling. The abrupt cancellation reflects ongoing difficulties within federal technology procurement, despite government desires for innovative commercial solutions and partnerships with non-traditional contractors.
The Office of Personnel Management's plan to adopt Workday's human capital management system has been cancelled just weeks after its announcement, highlighting challenges in federal tech contracts.
OPM's quick justification process for selecting Workday was intended to meet tight deadlines for federal workforce restructuring, but ultimately the contract was scrapped.
The approach taken by OPM, a direct contract with Workday, bypassed traditional integrators and sparked discontent within the industry, leading to pushback against the contract.
Despite backing from high-level government officials for commercial solutions, the swift cancellation of the Workday contract reveals complications in federal technology procurement.
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