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Pentagon has the worst IT helpdesk in the US government::DoD is dead last for tech support, equipment, communication, and function, say staff

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[โ€“] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 year ago (10 children)

You'd think the DoD's astronomical budget would cover this.

[โ€“] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The problem is two fold, the first is that any change in process or procedure has to be approved by a committee that probably has nothing to do with IT at all; and the second is that the DoD is full of higher ranking officers that if you have a 3 day turn around for a repair -- for example, they will threaten your very existence unless they are not done immediately.

The only solution I can think off is that the IT has to be removed from the DoD, and assigned its own budget and director.

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