Comment Comment by jasmer Healthcare.gov (Obamacare) was a $1B, and it didn't work. Some Google Engineers came in to save it.In Canada, the 'Gun Registry' cost $700M and it could be literally an access database not even mySQL. Literally probably could fit in Excel.The governments custom payroll is going to cost another $1B and it still does not work, they are looking for alternatives.It's fraud. The bill $1B for a piece of shit that a handfull of decent Engineers could have built for 10% the cost.It's blind leading the blind leading the blind who don't care. Everyone's repuation is a stake so they will lie lie lie.Bureaucrats believe the smooth sales pitch and have no clue what a good project should look like.We need much better standards for IT projects because this is going to kill us. parent jasmer 3 years ago
In Canada, the 'Gun Registry' cost $700M and it could be literally an access database not even mySQL. Literally probably could fit in Excel.
The governments custom payroll is going to cost another $1B and it still does not work, they are looking for alternatives.
It's fraud. The bill $1B for a piece of shit that a handfull of decent Engineers could have built for 10% the cost.
It's blind leading the blind leading the blind who don't care. Everyone's repuation is a stake so they will lie lie lie.
Bureaucrats believe the smooth sales pitch and have no clue what a good project should look like.
We need much better standards for IT projects because this is going to kill us.