lost transactions

[wil]

The technology revolution has transformed organizations across the private sector, but not ours, not fully, not yet. We are, as they say, tangled in our anchor chain. Our financial systems are decades old. According to some estimates, we cannot track $2.3 trillion in transactions. We cannot share information from floor to floor in this building because it's stored on dozens of technological systems that are inaccessible or incompatible.

We maintain 20 to 25 percent more base infrastructure than we need to support our forces, at an annual waste to taxpayers of some $3 billion to $4 billion. Fully half of our resources go to infrastructure and overhead, and in addition to draining resources from warfighting, these costly and outdated systems, procedures and programs stifle innovation as well. A new idea must often survive the gauntlet of some 17 levels of bureaucracy to make it from a line officer's to my desk. I have too much respect for a line officer to believe that we need 17 layers between us.

Some might be interested to see who said this and when....DefenseLink Speech:

 

[shawn]

Not surprising.
Here in Canada the official line is "we must spend our way out of debt".

 

[citizenzen]

The more you spend, the more you save!

 

[Avi]

Anyone remember the Al Gore beauracracy cutting program of the early 90's ??



Then President Bill Clinton installing computer cables with Vice President Al Gore on NetDay at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, CA. March 9, 1996.

Ref: Al Gore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[wil]

Not surprising.
Here in Canada the official line is "we must spend our way out of debt".

and one for you as well!

Canada's money-makers can't find tens of millions in precious metals that are shown on the books
TheStar.com | Canada | Tories call in Mounties over mint's missing millions

Tories call in Mounties over mint's missing millions

CHRISTOPHER PIKE FOR THE TORONTO STAR
Employees work June 8, 2009 at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa, where there are worries security could have been breached following the revelation that a large amount of precious metals recorded on the books is missing. The mint uses gold, silver, platinum and palladium in its operations.

 

[shawn]

mint's missing millions

Marvelous.


(by the way, smilies that aren't in the header bar are going to be censored?)

 

[shawn]

Missing money....Found :