F.B.I. Ends a Faltering Effort to Overhaul Computer Software

[Rose Siding]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation declared an official end Tuesday to its floundering $170 million effort to overhaul its computer software and said it would take at least three and a half years to develop a new system.
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"I am tremendously disappointed that we did not come through with Virtual Case File," Mr. Mueller said before a panel of the House Appropriations Committee.

"But by the same token, I see this as an opportunity," he said, because the F.B.I. now hopes to develop a more modern, flexible system - largely using off-the-shelf software - to allow investigators to search case files and databases more easily.

Mr. Mueller took personal responsibility for the collapse of the project, which was riddled with technical, management and scheduling problems that made it outdated even before it was completed.

http://nytimes.com/2005/03/09/politics/09fbi.html

Yes it's bad, but is it bad enough to gain him a promotion?

[ConcernedCanuk]

1. Maybe someone should send them the link to the FREE Google

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Desktop search engine. ("to develop a more modern, flexible system - largely using off-the-shelf software - to allow investigators to search case files and databases more easily.")

:bounce:

[TacticalPeek]

2. First, they should find a clue.

Still waiting . . .