[jwells89]

Speaking naively (I have no insight into the situation), I would guess that this is probably the result of the officials in charge not having technical understanding and contracting it all out. Contractors aren’t going to be choosing the quick or cost-effective option, because that’d undercut their profits.

[deweller]

Also, it is difficult to sell a solution of "well - we aren't really modernizing the system, we are just putting a fix in place that pretends like it is a floppy drive."

I would guess higher ups don't want to spend money on a band-aid without really fixing the problem.

[krallja]

> higher ups don't want to spend money on a band-aid without really fixing the problem

I have literally never had this problem in my career. Higher-ups LOVE to push the problem off to after the next budget cycle.