My basic argument with the neocons (aside from their being moral
pygmies) is that they were such terrible managers. It is so nice to
see a new broom sweeping clean...
"VA halts 15 technology projects"
http://gcn.com/articles/2009/10/27/va-halts-it-projects.aspx?s=gcndaily_301009
"A review of 45 suspended information technology projects at the
Veterans Affairs Department has caused 15 projects to be stopped or
have funding cut, according to W. Scott Gould, deputy secretary of the
VA. Leaders of another 17 projects have committed to meeting
milestones to deliver new functionality to customers, Gould said Oct.
26 at the Executive Leadership Conference in Williamsburg, Va. The
remaining 13 projects have been re-planned or restarted, Gould said.
The leaders of those 17 projects have been told “basically you’ve got
60 days. You tell us what that new schedule is and if you don’t make
it we’re going to shut you down”...
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