Re:A corrupt file led to the FAA ground stoppage. It was als...
by dmix on Thursday January 12, 2023 @11:07AM
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$2 billion is an insane amount of money even for a major gov software project
And even after $2B it was completely broken and late and required another year and hundreds of millions.
I get the feeling people see thousands of millions of dollars as some abstract thing. You could build an A+ team with 1/100th that cash. Yet it still ends up sucked down a blackhole that's only designed to consume more money.
And there's zero consequences for failure. The same few contractors will get the contract next time.
And even after $2B it was completely broken and late and required another year and hundreds of millions.
I get the feeling people see thousands of millions of dollars as some abstract thing. You could build an A+ team with 1/100th that cash. Yet it still ends up sucked down a blackhole that's only designed to consume more money.
And there's zero consequences for failure. The same few contractors will get the contract next time.