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So what was the ultimate fate of the project? The 2018 follow-up post [1] says the boss was jailed for fraud, but doesn't say whether the project eventually shipped or was killed (or, even worse, is still in development).

[1] https://projectfailures.wordpress.com/2018/03/24/follow-up-o...



My best guess is the article referred to Louvois, France's attempt to build a military payment system.

An article in French about it: https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/secrets-d-info/secrets-...

In 2018 it still does not exist. The French government has decided to try again, awarding the contract to the same company.


Well, I'd say finding out who decided that the contract should go to the same company is a good start of the corruption investigation.


It seems the project company had a functioning sales and lobbying department...


Using some hints from the blog, the company is likely Sagem or one his subsidiary, well known for mismanaging armies of consultants.

I am not sure they actually worked on Louvois, so this is possibly another unrelated epic failure.




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