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THe article didn't say much why they failed. There might be some subtle sabotaging going on.

• mschuster91 13y ago
  The main point is the sheer mass of regulations and laws affecting and quite possibly contradicting each other. Essentially you try to make a system that "fits all cases"... with every possible permutation. Bound to fail, actually.
  • kiba 13y ago
    Congress don't do sanity check. They just add new features to a hairball of a codebase, multiplying the bugs and complexity of the system.
• curiouscats 13y ago
  A GAO report talks about the problems: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-580T http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-580T "Risk management: OPM did not have a process for identifying and tracking project risks and mitigation strategies on a regular basis. Thus, it lacked a mechanism to address potential problems that could adversely impact the cost, schedule, and quality of the modernization effort. Organizational change management: OPM had not adequately prepared its staff for changes to job responsibilities resulting from the modernization by developing a detailed transition plan. This could lead to confusion about roles and responsibilities and hinder effective system implementation. Testing: The results of tests 1 month prior to the deployment of a major system component revealed that it had not performed as intended. These defects, along with a compressed testing schedule, increased the risk that the system would not work as intended upon deployment." and on and on.