IT spending *doubles* when wars are fought
Which is what the implication of these figures *appears* to be.
This *definitely* looks like a case of digging deeper to find the whole story.
The Ministry of Defence has revealed that its annual ICT spending rose from £1.15bn in 2007-08 to £1.39bn in 2008-09. Defence minister Andrew Robathan said in a parliamentary written answer that the costs include both operational and non-operational IT, satellite and telecommunications. It spent £852m in 2008-09, as well as £ …