California: Politics had role in flawed Oracle tech deal. Lawmakers call for reforms

San Jose Mercury News ^ | May 5, 2002 | Noam Levey

[John Jorsett]

The headlines about California's misguided Oracle deal have had a familiar ring: For at least the sixth time in a decade, leaders of the state that gave birth to the high-tech revolution have flubbed an expensive technology project.

But the story of this debacle emerging in the wake of a Mercury News investigation and a state audit is not just another tale of how poor oversight led California to invest millions of dollars in unneeded or unworkable technology.

[John Jorsett]

FYI

[John Jorsett]

Here are a couple more related links:

Lockyer accuses Logicon of having conflict of interest

Logicon will help undo Oracle deal

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the ping!

It would seem one of your pieces of art work might be appropriate on many of these threads!

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[John Jorsett]

Hmmm. Maybe it's time for a new artwork. My earlier ones stressed that the governor was a blowhard and a radical, but not corrupt. I'll have to see what I can come up with. If anybody has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

[CyberAnt]

WE DON'T NEED REFORMS - WHAT WE NEED ARE HONEST PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT!!!