The cost of them not having the source code or the right to repair the shit they bought and paid for with our tax dollars.
I’ve always wondered if the world’s major governments all have their own secret, bespoke operating systems for highly sensitive situations. Like, not Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, or anything even remotely known to the public. But then you see high-ranking admin officials using bootleg Signal on an off-the-shelf phone or whatever.
I’d assume the actual intelligence agencies are more sophisticated. I doubt they’re running some “hardened” version of Windows or Android or whatever. But maybe I’m being naive and they all are just working with vendors.
My husband says it is not secret what they use. It is something called L4-SEC which has formal proofs of correctness
We need the /s tag around here for even the mildest and most obvious jokes.
Don’t worry, we’re bringing in a bunch of C-levels from AI companies and giving them Lt. Colonel rank so they can approve a “Move Fast And Break Things” approach to Pentagon IT investment.
I predict “billions over budget” will look absolutely quaint in another five years.
Also, incidentally, check out the ADE 651
Don’t worry, AI is going to make it all cheaper. /S
Sounds like the department of vulnerabilities.
