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Air Force Cyber Command = Big Money

Sharon Weinberger writes on Danger Room:

One of the enduring dilemmas of modern defense contracting is the vicious circle: the Pentagon dreams up huge requirements for technology too complex to be managed by the Defense Department; the military contracts it out to a private company to oversee and integrate the various elements; the costs go up as the company attempts to meet the military's vastly unrealistic requirements; Congress gets angry; and everyone points fingers at someone else. So sad.

I suspect we may have the opportunity to see this at work at the very beginning stages with something that is inherently a good idea: Cyber Command. Aviation Week reports that already Air Force officials are talking about big money being available for contracts in this area...

posted by Fergie @ 12/06/2007 11:40:00 AM