The Pentagon Is Building a Team of Tech-Savvy Soldiers
As someone who works for the Defense Department I found this article totally unsurprising.  This sort of story is common.  The question people should be asking is why does it take a 3-star general&#x27;s blessing in order to get a team functioning computers that are usable for something besides Email and Microsoft Office.<p>Another major obstacle that isn&#x27;t touched on in this article is buying things.  Typical timeline for purchasing anything through the normal mechanisms is minimum 4 months and 6-9 months isn&#x27;t uncommon many years.  Doesn&#x27;t really matter how much it costs.  So any group that wants to get things done on a reasonable timeline ends up putting a substantial portion of their budget on a contract who&#x27;s sole purpose is to be a purchasing vehicle that circumvents the usual buying process.