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Last week's NMCI column, in case you missed it.

A very funny and interesting take on the move in government toward COTS (Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software).

Here's an interesting overview, circa 2002, of all the U.S. military service IT outsourcing projects. I love the part where the Navy chief says he wants NMCI users to be enthusiastic but really doesn't care if they are or not.

An interesting "don't mess with Wal-mart" overview that includes the fact that at least two of the 9/11 box cutter knives were purchased at a Wal-Mart story in Portland, Maine.

Wal-Mart doesn't say much about their IT approach, but here's an interesting interview with a former CIO.