Gov Doesn’t Own FirstGov – Millionaire Does & He Wants It Back

It\’s no surprise to learn that the US government has goofed again. It seems that to the surprise of some, illustrious Uncle doesn\’t own FirstGov. It was a \”gift to the nation\” from millionaire philanthropist and President of Inktomi, Eric Brewer. The \”gift\” seems to have come with strings attached, from which our ever-so-eminent legislators, under the Clinton Administration, neglected to protect themselves. In 2003, the owner gets the database back, and the cost for the government to implement a new system will cost millions. Not to worry, taxpayers will be happy to foot the bill. According to OMB Deputy Director, Sally Katzen, \”I was a bit of a nervous Nellie” about Brewer’s free offer.\” Nervous obviously because what seemed too good to be true turned out to be just that. more… from GCN.

August 27, 2001 by Uncategorized 0

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