“They’ve been trying for more than a decade. They’ve built more than 2,000 databases to do the job. They’re spending nearly $19 billion a year. But, despite all that effort, Defense Department officials still haven’t come up with a way to track the Pentagon’s supplies, finances or people, according to a new congressional report.” [Link, Wired, July 9, 2004]
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Daily Archives: July 9, 2004
FCC Chairman Launches Blog Targeted at Tech Community
AlwaysOn Network is hosting a blog for FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell, who published his first posting on July 8. There are also comments enabled from community members. “One reason I am participating in AlwaysOn Network’s blog is to hear from the tech community directly and to try to get beyond the traditional inside the… Continue Reading
Senate Intelligence Cmte. Report on WMDs
Today the Senate Committee on Intelligence released a report detailing intelligence failures prior to the invasion of Iraq. Report Says Key Assertions Leading to War Were Wrong Conclusions Excerpted From Full Report , Conclusion 1. Most of the major key judgments in the Intelligence Community’s October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), Iraq’s Continuing Programs for… Continue Reading
