Manager of FBI Computer Overhaul Resigns

USA TODAY ^ | 06/26/2002 | Kevin Johnson

[glorygirl]

The executive in charge of overhauling the FBI's antiquated computer system has resigned.

The FBI said Robert Chiaradio is leaving to take a job at financial consulting giant KPMG. He was elevated in December to one of the bureau's top four administrative positions.

[glorygirl]

Out of the frying pan into the proverbial accounting company fire.

Raises some questions, dontcha think?

[glorygirl]

ping

[Fred Mertz]

I would have thought that this would be a plum job, with nowhere to go but up.

[Betty Jo]

It would be interesting to go back and document exactly how much $$$$$$ was spent from say 1990 to 9/10/01 on puters for the FBI.

We are supposed to believe that no FBI agent could have been on the internet.

Can anyone prove this?

[Nancie Drew]

Thanks for the ping. So, when Jayna Davis gave her documents to the FBI in 1999 (and they kept them that time), it was a computer error that cause them to not be able to investigage any of it. And it was a computer error that cause them to deep six those documents. And it was a computer error that caused those documents to not be among those found right before the execution. Hmmmm.

[Fred Mertz]

That sounds like one of those, "My dog ate my homework" excuses.

[glorygirl]

"it was a computer error that cause them to not be able to investigage any of it. And it was a computer error that cause them to deep six those documents. And it was a computer error that caused those documents to not be among those found right before the execution. Hmmmm.

And, of course, all of those "computer errors" had no part in Mr. Chiaradio's decision to leave after six months on the job. He just got a "better offer."

[Timesink]

I would have thought that this would be a plum job, with nowhere to go but up.

Yeah. Up to Capitol Hill every three days so the scumbag RATS can yell at you on national television and tell you how worthless you are, when it's all their fault in the first place.

[Donald Stone]

That sounds like one of those, "My dog ate my homework" excuses.

Or:

The computer made me do it !!!!!

Or:

Chiaradio realized there was nothing wrong with the FBI computers and the problem was simply layers and layers of corrupt,incompetent,self-serving FBI bureaucrats.

Or:

KPMG realized that they were going to be the target of an FBI investigation and needed a former high level FBI bureaucrat insider to quash any possible FBI investigation.

[sarasmom]

Re #9.

I think you may have nailed it.Technology has thrown a big rock in the road for entrenched bureaucrats who left their ethics at the door. They have no idea what the IT person knows, but they are correcty in fear of the electronic clues.

[Fred Mertz]

I like how you think.

[cynicom]

Most times when a federal employee makes such a switch, there has been "prior contact".

[CyberAnt]

"I would have thought that this would be a plum job"

I agree! Does anybody know if this guy was one of the Clinton goons?? If he was, maybe he was "forced" out!

[WakeUpChristian]

Ron Hanson