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US Army Spent $2.7 Billion On Crashing Computer
An anonymous reader writes "According to two former US Army intelligence officers, the multi-billion-dollar DCGS-A military computer system that was designed to help the US Army in Iraq and Afghanistan simply doesn't work. DCGS-A is meant to accrue intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and provide real-time battlefield analysis and the current location of high-value targets — but instead, it has hindered the war effort rather than helped. Major General Michael Flynn, the top intelligence officer in Afghanistan, says that DCGS-A's faults have even resulted in a loss of lives (PDF)."
If not satellite, then what are they using that's faster over a multi-thousand square mile theater? They claim that the system often went offline unexpectedly on a frequent basis, so it's not a stand-alone system.
Could be running Lotus Notes. Just sayin.
Lotus Notes is what you give to the enemy, for free.
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