Max Dribbler

Retired Army Military Intelligence and Senior Executive intelligence officer. About 42 years of service-with 5 as a defense contractor. Currently ranching in Colorado with a variety of herd animals.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 29: A Crappy People Problem

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There is an Old School Economics Saying that When Unemployment Goes Below ~5%, There are a lot of People Working Who Can’t Reach the Pedals. We have Some Crappy People Working for Us

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 28: Why is the Government so Terrible at What Should be a Core Skillset: Program Management?

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Administration hirings and social justice signaling in government create a confused and ineffective workforce where incompetence becomes the norm.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 27: The Ground Plan Runs Aground as Emphasis Focuses on a Brand-Spanking New Building

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Still Looking for that NIMA Commission Prescription for a Tasking, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination Organizing Structure-Commercial Imagery Capability All Possibility-and Hallucination

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 26: A Decade of Challenging Programs

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The FIA Program was an NRO and Boeing Struggle. The Problems on the Other Side of the Interface-NIMA/NGA and GEOSCOUT Soon Become a Big Part of the Dysfunctional Story.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 24: Some Insights from Senior Leaders-We Are Who We Thought We Were

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Hindsight is 20/20 Time: About Ten Years After Key Decisions Set Things in Motion, it Becomes Okay to Acknowledge the Egregious Government Decisions Made in 1999 and Throughout the FIA Procurement

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 23: NRO FIA Folly, Ramifications and Repercussions: Let the Studies Begin

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The GAP Study effort is tasked out for NRO, NIMA and the community to get behind some type of solution to the gordian knot the FIA program has become. The truth comes out about NRO program malfeasance.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 22: Twenty Years and Counting Since the GAP Study Reported Out

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It was 20 years ago (18 October 2002) the Director of Central Intelligence was briefed on the results of his tasker to the National Reconnaissance Office and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency to assess the NRO Future Imagery Architecture Program and determine the risk for a gap in intel capability due to its schedule delays.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 21 The Beat Goes On-at What Cost?

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The NRO FIA program continues to struggle on the optical side, while the radar and ground deliveries hum along. However, radar is no substitute for optical and as we close on demonstrating some uses that exemplify the value of radar while acknowledging such, FIA failure to deliver has brought the community to the brink of a Gap in capability.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 20: Good Money After Bad

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Henry Ford creates the assembly line and Def Sec McNamara creates a DoD program budget methodology that works very well for many programs but is not a panacea in consideration of Moore’s law. Meanwhile the NRO FIA program keeps digging (spending) in an attempt to buy their way to completion.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 19 Costs Spiral Out of Control

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A huge “tell” emerges in the Boeing FIA effort as a large number of parts are scrapped when tin is found in them, resulting in delays and cost. Does the government have the best available subject matter experts helping run the FIA program? Worst practices and cost continue.

National Intelligence Folly: How a Tragic Unsolved Murder Led to Billions of Dollars of Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse Part 18

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Programs versus projects and the Peter Principle, worst practice in government where unqualified people promote into program management positions. When the process does not help, and the “professionals” are the problem.