Almost a guarantee that Boeing, Lockheed, or Booze-Hamilton will get
it (the big ones in this area who also do web sites). I doubt if any
of the smaller companies (like CGI or ICF) would get it except as a
sub contract.

But no bets on the gold plating etc. that's how the big government
contractors work without exception.

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 1:14 PM, PT <cft...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Nonsense.  There is no way some agency is going to spend 320 million
> dollars without knowing how the money is going to be spent and on what,
> and when.
>
> But .. 10 years?  A bunch of the money better go to future proofing,
> otherwise by the time they finish, the technology they started with will
> be obsolete.
>
> Anyone want to place bets on the price tag doubling because of scope
> creep and gold plating before the entire project is abandoned halfway
> through because it has turned into an unorganized mess?
>
>> Anyway, what you don't see in the article is the fact there is no solid
>> plan for the improvements
>>
>>
>> IRS Website Plans Too Vague, Watchdog Says (
>> http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/policy/232500323 )
>>
>>
>> The IRS plans to spend $320 million over 10 years to improve its website,
>> but the agency's plans on how exactly it will do that remain unclear,
>> according to a government watchdog agency.
>
> 

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