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Pentagon has the worst IT helpdesk in the US government (www.theregister.com)
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Pentagon has the worst IT helpdesk in the US government::DoD is dead last for tech support, equipment, communication, and function, say staff

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[–] Kes@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If there's one place I'd expect to have trouble hiring, it's the Pentagon's IT team. They regularly deal with the most sensitive information about the US military, and need to have clearance to see all of it. That gives them an incredibly slim hiring pool, so it's no surprise their IT team sucks

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Also: hiring tech people but no weed allowed

[–] jackoneill@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Yeah the overlap in the Venn diagram for good engineers that don’t do any federally illegal drugs is fucking TINY