Both of my in-laws work for the USDA and they have been complaining for quite a while about a new system that was also way behind schedule and really didn't solve the needs of the department anyway. It's a typical case of "gather some requirements, go off into a black whole and build it for a few years, than come back and act surprised when it isn't relavent anymore and half the features don't even work." There are a lot of companies out there making a lot of money for doing a really bad job, waste is everywhere, and unfortunately I'm not getting any of it :-)