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horrible waste of money on technology
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:43:55 -0500
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: for IP list? Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:29:05 -0700 From: Bob Devine <devinebob () gmail com> To: dave () farber net On the heels of stories about poor screening of passenger lists, this news story lays out (some!) of the horrible waste of money on technology: http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-te.nsa26feb26,0,7835588.story Cryptologic Mission Management $300 million Trailblazer $1.2 billion Add in the waste from the IRS project, the FBI project, the ... A billion here and a billion there and pretty soon it adds up to real money! All of us software folks on the IP list will nod knowingly at the "big bang" projects that get big and then go bang. Bob Devine ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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