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Pentagon Cancels Decade-Long Software Upgrades, Eyes Salesforce and Palantir


After more than a decade of development and $800 million spent, the Pentagon is scrapping two nearly finished HR software systems.

Reuters first reported last week that the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force had been set to see the work completed on a software overhaul for their respective “antiquated human resource systems.” “This could be a legitimate management decision to prioritize development of a system that reflects today’s practices more effectively than might have been captured in requirements first formed years ago,” Purtilo told ClearanceJobs. “Perhaps the move would appear in a different light had the regular federal reviews exposed technical issues or gross overruns, but I’ve seen no mention that anyone thought these projects were anything but on track,” said Purtilo.

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