Originally Posted by digit
When the government push EDS to implement a system far before its ready or been properly tested then disasters do happen. It really isnt 100% EDS to blame on the failure of some government contracts.
As far as I've been able to tell it's been the case that EDS have overpromised and underdelivered - the proverbial moon on a stick. They've bid on contracts that they couldn't possibly deliver within budget or the timeframes available (as seems to be the case with most PFI contracts, I've been part of a few myself unfortunately) and when it comes to delivery there is often a massive scope-slip and not enough management of the project to keep it on track, coupled with a lack of resource due to trying to deliver as cheaply as possible.
My brother in law used to work for EDS, and the horror stories (well, he didn't think they were that bad, but a regular day at work involved lots of stuff that would not be allowed on my watch...) were a real eye opener.
I can only imagine that Mark Hurd is trying to do a Carly Fiorina, EDS is certainly a step in the right direction.