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> The french state is constantly broke I'm curious as to why you'd say that and generalize for contractor work. Just as an example, Thales has landed multiple
by Ragnarork 5y ago
> The french state is constantly broke
I'm curious as to why you'd say that and generalize for contractor work. Just as an example, Thales has landed multiple (and sometimes in a shady manner it seems) juicy contracts with the french government. Just looking it up quickly, you can find a 263 millions euros contract for radios for example. [0]
Mismanaged, I wouldn't argue, but it sure spends a lot and is definitely not broke.
[0]. (in French) https://www.tradingsat.com/thales-FR0000121329/actualites/thales-thales-remporte-un-contrat-de-l-armee-francaise-pour-des-radios-214521.html https://www.tradingsat.com/thales-FR0000121329/actualites/th...
- PoignardAzur 5y agoYeah, the idea that the French government can't pay for IT seems really odd to me. They can definitely pull out the big contracts. It's just a sector with a lot of entrenched interests and regulatory capture.
- Ragnarork 5y agoI personally think on the contrary that the French overspends too much and get kinda milked by big IT companies such as Thales that bank on the fact that no-one on the administration side can evaluate how much the work they're requesting actually costs.
- kergonath 5y agoYeah, mismanagement of these large projects is more of an issue than a lack of budget.