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Inside the Hidden World of Legacy IT Systems

October 17, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Inside the Hidden World of Legacy IT SystemsHow and why we spend trillions to keep old software going By Robert N. Charette IEEE Spectrum

Posted in: Finanace, Future of Work, IT Failures, Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: air traffic control, COBOL, COBOL programmers, computer systems, government administration, IRS, IRS computer systems, IT products, IT services, IT systems, legacy IT systems, power grids, telecommunications services, unemployment claims, wastewater treatment plants

Leona Helmsley, who, like Trump …

May 9, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

From a column By Daniel Hemel in the Washington Post: Trump just gave the House a very good reason to look at his tax returns Of course, anyone who has been following Trump-related tax news over the past several years should know by now that the president’s attitude toward tax compliance is cavalier, if not … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Finanace, Politics, Trump Tagged: Donald Trump, IRS, Leona Helmsley, Prison, tax compliance, White House

How big is the federal workforce?

October 4, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

WAPO, Oct 3, 2017 … How big is the federal workforce? Much bigger than you think. A new study on “The True Size of Government,” by Paul C. Light, professor of public service at New York University, says the government’s “blended” workforce is 7 to 9 million strong — including contractors and grantees.

Posted in: Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Congress, Contractors, Government, Grantees, IRS, military personnel, National Treasury Employees Union, personnel, Postal Service, workforce

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