I think the issue is that they got used to pulling a rabbit out of a hat with their badges. The budget they have for them is apparently ridiculously low, and it seems like sheer luck that it somehow worked out in the past. At some point, defcon must have confused luck with skill. Meanwhile, others paid the price for that by working "for exposure."
This year, it blew up in everybody's faces. Whose fault is it? Defcon, for having unrealistic budgets? Contractors, for taking on an unrealistic project for the prestige?
This year, it blew up in everybody's faces. Whose fault is it? Defcon, for having unrealistic budgets? Contractors, for taking on an unrealistic project for the prestige?
IMO there's plenty of blame to go around.