Laws are messy, that's pretty much a given. A nasty set of requirements didn't screw this up -- an outdated process for software development screwed it up. It's

Laws are messy, that's pretty much a given. A nasty set of requirements didn't screw this up -- an outdated process for software development screwed it up. It's also solvable. So, rather than throwing our hands up and saying "government can't handle big problems", we should demand reform in the bidding process, and in how technology processes are managed and executed.