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Re:Federal agency destroyed computers, keyboards, mice over ... by aidos on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @09:57PM (#6024058)
Is this for real? Man, $823,000 + $688,000 for a cybersecurity contractor to do 6 months work. I'm in the wrong industry.

The report: http://www.oig.doc.gov/OIGPublications/OIG-13-027-A.pdf

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Re:Federal agency destroyed computers, keyboards, mice over ... by phaus on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @11:37PM (#6024353)
That's astronomical compared to a typical cyber-security salary, even at the higher levels.
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Re:Federal agency destroyed computers, keyboards, mice over ... by VladRussian2 on Thursday July 11, 2013 @04:28AM (#6025023)
such numbers make me wonder - is it just idiocy of bureaucrats or we're talking kickbacks here. For example, in Russia government contracts have 75% kickback, so that explains it there. What is the explanation here in the US?

>I'm in the wrong industry.

it is not about industry. In any industry you can have government as a client.

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Re:Federal agency destroyed computers, keyboards, mice over ... by wikiburner on Thursday July 11, 2013 @07:32PM (#6029977)
We don't have kickbacks in the U.S.

Only sales commissions and lobbyist fees.

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