DOD Malware ???

You may have heard the DOD suspects its software is infected with Chinese malware:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/29/politics/china-malware-taiwan-us-military/index.html

Maybe so, but perhaps something else is at risk here. Allow me to explain.

Several years ago, the US government decided to replace the software it used to account for its fissionable material (i.e., the stuff to make nuclear bombs). The Government Accounting Office (GAO) audited the project, and what they found was astounding. Project security was lax, and no one could ascertain whether or not "backdoors" might have been inserted into the new software. Even worse, the feds intended to shift to the new software without confirming it was at least as accurate as the one being replaced.

Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, the feds ignored the GAO's findings and recommendations and decided to implement the new system WITHOUT making a side-by-side comparison with the old one first. And as far as I know that's where things stand today. You can read all about that fiasco here:

https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2014/07/missing-gold-v-missing-plutonium.html

Pretty dumb, wouldn't you say?

If DOD now decides to upgrade all its computer systems, how likely is it the replacement software will be more secure and effective than the old? Considering the number of things the Pentagon has screwed up lately, they're likely to wind up with a far bigger mess than the one they started with.