How is the ALGII software actually doing?
The subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom has, however, by now realized that the existing solution is "no longer repairable." There are simply too many fundamental errors in the software's architecture.
Ok, so far, so bad. And what is the Federal Employment Agency doing? Quite simple:
The series of mishaps with the unemployment software A2LL has, according to information from Netzeitung, prompted the Federal Employment Agency (BA) to commission T-Systems with the programming of a completely new software. "T-Systems is working on a fundamental solution," it was said in circles familiar with the situation. The creation of a new program is taking place "within the framework of the existing contract." The BA did not want to comment on request from Netzeitung.
Translated: someone has massively messed up a software, admits themselves that it is no good and gets the order for a new software within existing contracts (i.e. without tender!). This is how our tax money and unemployment insurance contributions are wasted. And the reason?
The crucial point for the BA is the compatibility with A2LL. "It must be possible to easily take over all eight million data records," it was said. For this reason, the authority has also decided to commission T-Systems again with the programming. It is important to have T-Systems "on board," even if the company is partly responsible for the A2LL fiasco. The BA has explicitly decided against the decentralized solution of the company Prosoz.
Please what? There was an alternative solution offered. But the loser from last time was used again to make the data records transferable? Who guarantees this? T-Systems has already proven its inability - why does anyone believe that they can correctly transfer the data if they cannot process it correctly?
Data transfers are really not tied to individuals or companies - instead of making the goat the gardener again, T-Systems should have been obliged to document and disclose all interfaces, data formats, and structures. And then make a tender based on this - and simply define compatibility with the old data base as a condition. This time, please with severe penalty clauses for non-fulfillment.
Either someone in the project management at the BA is completely incompetent, or completely corrupt. I can't think of any other explanation. When you consider the debacle with the online system, the whole thing becomes clear - with the money that was squandered there, one could have helped some unemployed people well over the winter.