FBI Tech Upgrade at Risk

Half a billion dollars. That's what the Justice Department IG says it might cost the FBI to complete its Sentinel project to upgrade its computer systems, the New York Times reports. As of January, the FBI office responsible for overseeing the project had filled only 51 of a planned 76 jobs. The report concluded that without full and capable staffing, "Sentinel is at risk." Meanwhile Government Computer News reports that the agency is on the verge of issuing a contract for the program, and that industry sources said it would go to Lockheed Martin.