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by FrozenTuna 2510 days ago
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/02/west-virginia-li...

I thought we already invested in this and managed to waste a whole bunch of money?

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> She also noted the state "did not perform a study to determine the appropriate size router that would most effectively and efficiently meet" each site's needs. Instead, it just bought 1,164 routers

What would that study have cost? At the end of the day, would I rather have W Virginia not wasted money? Sure. But it wasn't that bad, and seems no worse than what I see in corporate America. Then there's this:

> Still, despite the millions overspent on one particular piece of the much larger West Virginia grant project, outright fraud has been minimal, and waste generally appears to be controlled through federal audits and site visits.

It's nice of the government to check to see if the government is defrauding the taxpayer.