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Really? Like there are no backups? Is this amateur hour?
by jtchang 10y ago
Really? Like there are no backups? Is this amateur hour?
- stonogo 10y agoThis is a Lockheed snafu, so yes, it is amateur hour. Much of the data is backed up, and more of it will be retrievable from original sources. Maybe not all of it; I'll be very interested to see what gaps remain when they declare the issue resolved.
- jdavis703 10y agoThe cynic in me says the gaps will be for whoever was being investigated and triggered this corruption.
- 762236 10y agoLockheed is one of those companies that fires senior people to save money. Imagine how this plays out with turbine blades.
- tamana 10y agoWhy do companies do this, instead of "pay cut, take it or leave it?"
- stonogo 10y agoIt's never phrased that boldly. People aren't "fired", their contracts are not renewed, or they are declared redundant because of the new kid with an advanced degree... usually just after they've finished training the new kid. The most common move is to cut the highest paid section of the workforce after they acquire the service contract from a competitor. All major defense firms do this, which leads to problems maintaining institutional continuity.
- WDCDev 10y agoI would withhold judgement on Lockheed. It wouldn't surprise me if someone there raised the lack of a backup strategy as an problem with the govt. ... only to be ignored or told there wasn't enough budget for it.
- mnarayan01 10y agoEdit: Agreed.
- koolba 10y agoThat's a pretty stupid reason not to have backups. If anything, a lack of backups makes me feel like any safeguards for protecting PII would be sub par.
- niels_olson 10y agoThis is a very sound leap of logic you're making.
- _quick_q 10y agoFrom the article: >> It’s possible that some data is backed up at local bases where investigations originated.