Written by Yo-Duh
Published April 06, 2007
Is retired Admiral John Poindexter (AJP) the best software architect alive today? I think he just might be, and I’m not sure whether to feel warm and fuzzy about that or to be very, very afraid. That’s because Poindexter, a convicted felon with a criminal record of lying to Congress, is the federal government’s “Uber-Geek.” The Nerd in Chief is most responsible for the conception, design, and execution of the Department of Homeland Security’s massive technology apparatus — at least the data mining and analysis piece, the core functionality of the new system. His convictions, I should note, were modified on appeal.
