Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Army Intelligence System To Detect IEDs Criticized As Not Suitable



Army Critical Of Its Controversial Intelligence System -- CNN

An intelligence gathering system widely used by the Army in Afghanistan to detect roadside bombs and predict insurgent activity has severe limitations and is "not suitable," according to a memo from the Army's senior equipment tester to the Army's chief of staff, Gen. Raymond Odierno.

The e-mail memo was sent to Odierno on August 1, and comes as the system - known as the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) - is in the middle of Army and congressional investigations.

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My Comment: It appears that US military procurement for software is just as dysfunctional as it is when procuring hardware.

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