Oops! Not another failed US Government software system ?
I wonder sometimes, because we export so much software to the rest of the world, if we Irish are the best out there when it comes to the all round delivery of any kind of software system. The only recent significant failure that comes to mind is the whole e-voting machines fiasco around the last election. Whoever decided to base them around an Access database should have been taken out and shot with balls of their own sh*t. Does anything else spring to mind? Leave a comment!
Following on from the recent FBI stories, you can read below all about the failure of a system used by the IRS to detect fraudulent tax claims that has ended up costing millions in overpaid refunds, again showcasing the mistakes made in managing contractor relations in major projects.
"This failure has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and has worked to the benefit of criminals who intentionally filed false returns to defraud the federal government," said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas (R-Calif.). "Remarkably poor judgment riddled the project."
Software Delay Said to Cost IRS $318 Million in Overpaid Refunds
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