tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1688540955674078524..comments2024-03-28T03:06:18.182-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Of pork and border securityPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-10782142615646486902010-09-16T19:20:45.916-05:002010-09-16T19:20:45.916-05:00Fundamental responsibilities of government:
#1. ...Fundamental responsibilities of government:<br /><br />#1. Defend the frontiers.<br /><br />Pissing away billions like that? Not helping.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-21298025999182143852010-09-16T10:43:31.535-05:002010-09-16T10:43:31.535-05:00There is the waste of money as well as a willful h...There is the waste of money as well as a willful head-in-the-sand stance taken by the government about the seriousness of the issue.<br /><br />Here's a little peek into what's going on in Mexico's ultraviolent drug war.<br /><br />http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/14/narco.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53869905138673996072010-09-16T09:53:16.439-05:002010-09-16T09:53:16.439-05:00I would have to say my dealings with DHS are less ...I would have to say my dealings with DHS are less than rewarding. Your lucky to find one person in a group that has any technical know how on the project they are running. If you ask about real world application you will find out that no one has ever actually done the job they are suppose to be the experts on.<br /><br />The real power is with the prime contractors. They want to take every dollar Uncle Sam has plus 20%. The scope of work always changes and that allows them bill for additional income. No problem is ever solved on the first go round. Never!!!<br /><br />The subcontractors have the real technical knowledge. On every bill the subs submit the prime adds overhead and project management costs to the bill. Uncle Sam then adds cost on managing the prime.<br /><br />Typically when I worked on a DHS project our part as a sub was 10% of the total project. When we did the same job for a private company it was 60% for the same finished project. Private projects were always on time and on budget. DHS never were. Add in local government involvement and it was a real nightmare.<br /><br />My understanding is that NASA is run the same way.<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com