A $2.7 MILLION malware problem

From the same government that can read the worlds emails and land an SUV on other planets, we have a situation that led to a total expenditure of over $2.7 MILLION to rid a few machines of malware.

Yes. That's right. Malware.

And, to be clear, they didn't rid the machines of malware. No. They rid the machines. Period. $175,000 worth of equipment such as mice, keyboards, monitors and cameras were destroyed because they had malware.

Yes, they paid a contractor over $820,000 to get rid of malware. This contractor was UNABLE to rid the system of malware. Money well spent! Classy contractin'.
I suspect it was the same contractor they gave the $688,000 to to come up with a better solution after their first one didn't work.

Worst part? The ONLY reason they stopped destroying equipment at $175,000? BECAUSE THEY RAN OUT OF MONEY! Their plan, was to continue destroying equipment as soon as they had money again.

THIS is whyipaytaxes.
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