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US Air Force Scraps ERP Project After $1 Billion Spent

Posted by samzenpus on from the on-second-thought dept.

angry tapir writes "The U.S. Air Force has decided to scrap a major ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project after spending $1 billion, concluding that finishing it would cost far too much more money for too little gain. Dubbed the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS), the project has racked up $1.03 billion in costs since 2005, 'and has not yielded any significant military capability,' an Air Force spokesman said in a statement. 'We estimate it would require an additional $1.1B for about a quarter of the original scope to continue and fielding would not be until 2020. The Air Force has concluded the ECSS program is no longer a viable option for meeting the FY17 Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) statutory requirement. Therefore, we are canceling the program and moving forward with other options in order to meet both requirements.'"

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  1. New project by Director+of+Acronyms · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd like to see them implement a CRM system instead

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    1. Re:New project by c0lo · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'd like to see them implement a CRM system instead

      Are the victims of drone attacks complaining much about the quality of service?

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  2. Re:Ouch. by osu-neko · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh wow, it gets worse. Oracle won this with a $88.5 million bid; what the hell took the Air Force so long to pull the plug with that kind of overrun?

    What's an order of magnitude between friends. :p

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