U.K. Wasted Millions On Intelligence Network, Lawmakers Say

From The Bloomberg:

March 5 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. government wasted tens of millions of pounds on a failed project to develop a secure computer network linking the main intelligence agencies, a panel of lawmakers said.

Cabinet Secretary Gus O’Donnell, the top civil servant, told the Intelligence and Security Committee that plans to extend the use of the system, known as SCOPE, were abandoned when it was discovered it didn’t work effectively across government.

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My Comment: The Brits have definitely changed from the days when Britannia ruled the waves.