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Struggling With Major IT Projects

Posted by michael on from the get-a-bigger-hammer dept.

Ant writes "This article discusses the poor track record of IT projects undertaken by the U.S. government, and says experts blame poor planning, rapid industry advances and the massive scope of some complex projects whose price tags can run into billions of dollars at U.S. agencies with tens of thousands of employees. 'There are very few success stories,' said Paul Brubaker, former deputy chief information officer (CIO) at the Pentagon. 'Failures are very common, and they've been common for a long time.'... Seen on Blue's News."

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  1. Please don't cry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "Ever since there's been IT (information technology), there have been problems," said Allan Holmes, Washington bureau chief for CIO, a magazine published for information executives. "The private sector struggles with this as well. It's not just ... the federal government that ... can't get it right. This is difficult."

    Now, now, here's a lollipop, don't cry, the big boys will take care of things, you just go play with your little friends.

  2. Look at who has the problem. by BCW2 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Since when has anything in the US Govt. been managed in an efficient or intelligent way? I doubt if anyone in Washington can spell efficient. Bureaucrats are affraid to make real decisions, they might be held accountable. This is true of every Govt. job from mid level on down, and to some degree in the upper levels. They just try to generate enough paper to justify their existance, none of it has to make any sense or actually accomplish anything.

    efficiency + Government = a bigger oxymoron than Military Intelligence.

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  3. oh shut the hell up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Learn the Japanese art of shoving it up your ass, pal.

  4. Medical informatics by frankmu · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    great. Now Bush is going to create a National Patient record system with this track record.

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  5. Re:tsarkon reports DEATH TO ALL JEWS!! Katz must d by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Unsere Konkurrenten beschuldigen uns nationale Sozialisten und ich insbesondere, des Seins intolerant und streitsüchtig. Sie sagen, daß wir nicht mit anderen Beteiligten arbeiten möchten. Sie sagen, daß die nationalen Sozialisten nicht an allen deutsch sind, weil sie ablehnen, mit anderen politischen Beteiligten zu arbeiten. Ist so er zum Haben dreißig Beteiligte gewöhnlich deutsch? Ich muß eine Sache zulassen -, die haben Herr diese ist, ziemlich Recht. Wir sind intolerant. Ich habe mich ein Ziel gegeben - um diese dreißig politischen Beteiligten aus Deutschland heraus zu fegen. Sie verwechseln uns für eins von ihnen. Wir haben ein Ziel und wir folgen ihm fanatisch und unbarmherzig zum Grab

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