To avoid future breakdowns, the state Department of Information Technology requires projects to be built in phases, and the contractor is not paid until a phase is successfully completed. Outside consultants are hired to trouble-shoot. Useless Video Project. And there isn't a kid who benefited. District auditors were unable to establish a paper trail of responsibility for the project, funded from National Guard money made available because Congress downsized the military.
Main characters are unrealistic, acting is staged.
Actors spoke too fast. The 1994 contract was awarded to a company that was no longer listed in the telephone directory, according to The Times' report, published in November 1998. The newspaper quoted district officials as blaming poor management, inability to determine where funds should go, and squabbling among those who decide how the money is spent. Deputy Superintendent Ronald Prescott said the district has experienced the same problem for the past three years. The money can be used for anything.