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by b_davis_ 1y ago
https://bitsavers.org/pdf/sel/sel32_hardware/303-000270-200_... Go to chapter IV. Prior Art.
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by b_davis_ 1y ago
what you need is a document called a "Security Classification Guide". there will be a unique version for the specific mission / command that was running the attack against the Houthi's, and there will be one for the Sec
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
the F35 has standby instruments that work on DC batteries. it also has a radio that is also powered by a battery supply. probably an hour of operation without aircraft power. no way it passed airworthiness without backup flight instrument
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
pilots are trained to handle this.
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
Equipment of this time frame was highly reliable. The machines were expensive to purchase and very solidly built. I would be surprised if this fleet of systems deals with a hardware failure a year. Especially if they are kept in a space
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
Ask a resident of Texas, we knew Rick Perry. He was not known for his high IQ. However, he bucled down and did an acceptable job running the DOE. One could hope that at least some of the current cabinet will rise to the occasion. With our
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
Reputation takes a life time to build, and can be squandered in a minute.
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
perhaps effective, but not efficient. shouldn't there be some due diligence on selecting people and departments from dismissal? some kind of measurement and analysis.
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
at least it would be known when it starts and when it stops with this solution. the current 'audit' will take years....
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
come on, that was easy. for a challenge, predict how much each will go up.
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
they are holding their powder. 18 months until it is time to get serious about electing the next congress.
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
Is this 'waste'? Until the last election, it was not. These were considered "american values".
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
that mismatch between risk / requirements and the type of contract is the root of this whole problem. if it was cost plus, the government would have had an incentive to no push for changes, since they would have been paying for it. and
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by b_davis_ 2y ago
i find it very 'rich' that a crowd that would never accept firm fixed price work (we do 'agile', it has to be flexible .. we need time to explore options ...) is so down on cost plus. 'cost plus' is not infini