On Sat, 09 Dec 2006 18:03:07 -0800, wf3h wrote:


absolutely unconscionable. the people at CG stations are already having
to fight the aging fleets and bad equipment...now to place their lives
in danger in this manner...

Unconscionable, but it's seem rather typical of governmental procurement.

HP got ****ed when they spied on a few executives. you'd think lockheed
would get a similar ****ing for dicking around with national security
and the safety of coast guard crews.

There's a big difference. Military procurement and their government
overseers have been in bed together for years. Unless this story grows
into a media event, nothing will happen. Those government overseers are
going to need jobs when they retire from "public service". Want to guess
where they will find them? There are very few government projects that
come in under budget.