Abstract
This study focuses government sourcing decisions in Nebraska, including the benefits and costs of government performance (insourcing) versus contracting with the private sector (outsourcing). The study generally concludes that government insourcing is likely to increase taxpayer costs and produce lower quality outcomes as compared to outsourcing to a competitive private sector provider. It also recommends changes in the assessment and evaluation of government activities to increase transparency and critical evaluation of potential savings from outsourcing whenever the government competes with the private sector