Comment by walrus01

4 years ago

this reminds me a bit of the canadian federal government and the phoenix payroll system.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=canada+go...

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auxym  4 years ago

Yep, over 1 billion dollars billed by IBM for a system that caused countless errors in public servant paychecks (under and over payments). The wikipedia even references a woman's suicide that was blamed on financial difficulties following continuous underpayments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_pay_system

  • walrus01  4 years ago

    people interested in this shitshow may also want to keep tabs on the federal government's new navy/coast guard frigate and icebreaker shipbuilding program, which is going to end up wildly over budget