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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jun-2023 19:28:57 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

   • Ji Fu
   @fu That would require a unified, government-wide initiative that replaces everything that each individual agency has done since the 1980s or earlier. No one wants to fight the mother of all turf wars while begging Congress to fully fund the project.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jun-2023 19:53:50 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

     • Ji Fu
     • GNU Too
     @gnu2 @fu Well, all large organizations are, but government IT is particularly vulnerable to pressure from #pollies ... company A gets paid to maintain its legacy software that $AGENCY has used for 30 years; company B comes out with a modern replacement that eliminates the need to pay company A; company A's lobbyists tell the congressionals for that area that jobs will be lost. Now those congresscritters go into attack mode.