Thanks to the representation by Richard Gmerek and his agency, the House State Government Committee in Pennsylvania approved this week our proposal to make transparent verification of billable hours mandatory for state contractors.

It is now a part of the House Bill 1704 today (pages 36-38), introduced by Representative Seth Grove. The bill seeks to consolidate and reform the Commonwealth’s Information Technology planning, management, and purchasing functions.

The bill will now go the full House of Representatives for its consideration.