Table of contents:

• Government Programs
  • Why Government IT Programs Fail
    • What is in it for the leaders?
    • Survival in a zero sum budget.
    • Bigger is better.
      • Protecting your resources.
      • How to steal resources.
    • Beyond the Peter Principle.

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I've spent most of the last 25 years working either as a government employee or contractor. Most of my work involved Information Technology (One of my major passions) in one way or another, but I was never able to completely forget my PhD training as a Social Psychologist. Over the years I tried to make sense of the generally confusing topic of how the government works, why it messes up so frequently, and what can be done about it. I am in the process of writing a book on what I have learned. As I complete segments, I'll post the drafts in these pages for discussion.