Stephen E. Arnold: US Government’s Flawed Content Management Procurement

Phi Beta Iota: Above is our editorial title. The author’s original title is below. What Content Management Systems Ring the Chimes of US Government Procurement Teams? The answer to this question does not require a consultant in content management or, as the insiders term it, CMS. Navigate to Digital Gov’s run down. The list is, …

Stephen E. Arnold: US Government Struggling with IT — 77% of funding consumed by O&M — while Palantir sues US Army for business….

US Government: Computer Infrastructure Notice that the US Federal government spent $0.68 cents of every IT dollar on operations and maintenance in 2010. Jump to the 2017 estimate. Notice that the status quo is likely to consume $0.77 cents of every IT dollar. Bam! Pow! Zap! Palantir Steps Up Fight with US Army I recall …

Stephen E. Arnold: Palantir Attacks US Army, Geosparsing, DoD Buries In-Q-Tel, Digital Currencies Neither Anonymous nor Reliable

A Congressman Seems to Support Palantir Gotham for US Army Personnel: I was disappointed that a reference to the F 35 was not included. From my vantage point in Harrod’s Creek, the F 35 program is a more spectacular display of procurement goofs. Geoparsing Is More Magical Than We Think: The article acts as a …

Stephen E. Arnold: The Dishonesty of Harvard (on Sugar)

Above headline by Phi Beta Iota editors. Below is original headline. Harvard: Does the University Sell What the Customer Wants? Consider fat and sugar. The answer is my reaction to “Sugar Industry Secretly Paid for Favorable Harvard Research.” For the moment, let’s assume that this article is spot on. The write up informed me: As …