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Re:Dear Bureaucrat, how can I work with agency’s useless com... by David_Reed on Friday June 14, 2019 @08:49AM (#20182530)
Yes, but by the time the system is implemented, the official whose pet project it was had moved on. The new official wants to channel resources to his own pet project, not making the old one work.
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Re:Dear Bureaucrat, how can I work with agency’s useless com... by danaris on Friday June 14, 2019 @05:51PM (#20186960)
Or, alternatively: When the system is originally contracted, the bean counters refuse to permit any budget for any development beyond the initial creation.
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