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OSHA App Costs Gov't $200k

Posted by samzenpus on from the money-well-spent dept.

itwbennett writes "How much does it cost to make a phone app to tell local temperature and suggest how not to get heatstroke, such as drink water and avoid alcohol? If you're the U.S. Government, it'll cost you a pretty penny. Using MuckRock to file a Freedom of Information Act, Rich Jones of GUN.IO discovered the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration paid $106,467 for the Android version; $96,000 for the iPhone version, and an additional $40,000 for a BlackBerry app that never got distributed."

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  1. It was actually $467 for the Android version by ShavedOrangutan · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... plus $106,000 for change management.

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  2. Re:wow, a guy made a mistake by greg1104 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The version with spell checking costs $300K.

  3. Re:alot of that cost has to be overhead and paper by micheas · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because selecting the colors of the app will require a six week focus group.

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  4. Re:alot of that cost has to be overhead and paper by jon3k · · Score: 5, Funny

    You think this cost $200k? Let me guess, you work for the government?