Bureau of Meteorology super computer delays ‘very concerning’ ahead of summer: Insiders say ‘stuff-ups’ have occurred despite millions being spent on consultants, as senator warns of high stakes in ‘what could be a catastrophic fire season’

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/06/bureau-of-meteorology-super-computer-delays-bungle-summer-weather-fire-cyclone-alert-warning

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nostr:npub1xr8gd35szene0r2yvfafr29tjwdedgwd89lnfpmh3pylnygnvd4qmf3q0g “All these kinds of stuff-ups are typical when you give dollars to companies with zero relevant skill, knowledge and expertise, and ask them to build the bureau’s next computing facilities.”

Federal government is absolutely addicted to consultants, this looks like a phenomenal waste of money. Surely there are suppliers with relevant expertise in this space???

nostr:npub1xr8gd35szene0r2yvfafr29tjwdedgwd89lnfpmh3pylnygnvd4qmf3q0g Insiders say ‘stuff-ups’ have occurred -as a direct result of- millions being spent on consultants. Fixed it.