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Julia Lerman points to an impressive failure in software development at the FBI. This sort of thing happens in the public sector and the private sector - most of us who work in and around the IT world have our own store of "war stories". Ironically, I'd guess that we hear about the public failures more often - in the private sector, the people who got fleeced seem to be far better at burying the bad news. I know about multiple failures that have never been reported publically...


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[Isaac Gouy] January 14, 2005 15:58:16.426
See "After Sept. 11, FBI Moves on Delayed IT Improvements" and "Virtual Case File a virtual bust"