The IRS’s Effort to Convert Its Assembly Codebase to Java

Re:The IRS’s Effort to Convert Its Assembly Codebase to Java by woobar on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @02:31PM (#16378584)

Here is one of the two young entrepreneurs (19 and 23 years old) that secured ~$300M DoD contract. So obviously, it is not as bad. ;)

In 2005, Packouz (23 years old at the time) joined Efraim Diveroli (19 years old at the time) in Diveroli's arms company AEY Inc. By the end of 2006, the company had won 149 contracts worth around $10.5 million.[1] In early 2007, AEY secured a nearly $300 million U.S. government contract to supply the Afghan Army with 100 million rounds of AK-47 ammunition, millions of rounds for SVD Dragunov sniper rifles, aviation rockets and other munitions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Packouz

EDIT: added quote from Wikipedia

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Re:The IRS’s Effort to Convert Its Assembly Codebase to Java by hueving on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @03:21PM (#16379039)

Supply contracts are very different than a bid to build something to specifications.

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Re:The IRS’s Effort to Convert Its Assembly Codebase to Java by epmaybe on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @04:07PM (#16379367)

since nobody mentioned already, there is an enjoyable film that was recently made about these two individuals called "War Dogs".

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Re:The IRS’s Effort to Convert Its Assembly Codebase to Java by charlesdm on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @04:42PM (#16379728)

I was about to say the same -- great movie!

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Re:The IRS’s Effort to Convert Its Assembly Codebase to Java by jacquesm on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:28PM (#16380565)

Pity they had to do it fraudulently. This is not exactly a bespoke product though. 4 years in jail/7 months house arrest is not a great thing to have on your record either but I guess the payday made it worth it for them.

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Re:The IRS’s Effort to Convert Its Assembly Codebase to Java by sjg007 on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @03:37PM (#16379149)

I like how they were turned in by their supplier for failing to pay.

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Re:The IRS’s Effort to Convert Its Assembly Codebase to Java by jacquesm on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @08:44PM (#16381303)

It's also listed as a text book case of what is wrong with procurement.

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