Informative post by @
Waldo Jaquith on the problems with U.S. government spending on fake "commercial off-the-shelf software" (COTS):
https://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2025/01/customized-cots-when-government-demands-to-be-lied-to/"Remember: It’s only COTS if you can use it the next day and configure it yourself, otherwise it’s just sparkling custom software."
