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Air Force’s Canceled IT Program ECSS Was Simply Too Big, McGrath Says

Friday, April 5th, 2013

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The Air Force’s canceled Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS), which cost $1 billion without apparently producing any significant military capability, was simply too big, according to the Defense Department’s deputy chief management officer (CMO). “We still learn from this program,” Elizabeth McGrath told the House Armed Services Committee intelligence, emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee March 13. “(ECSS) was clearly one of those programs that was too big.” ECSS was an information technology (IT) effort to globally view, standardize and manage…

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