The GAO report: The money quote (literally)

From the conclusion of the GAO’s report on USPTO patent automation systems:

“…[A]fter spending over a billion dollars on its efforts, the agency is still not yet effectively positioned to process patent applications in a fully automated environment; moreover, when and how it will actually achieve this capability remains uncertain.”

I can hear it now:  “Yeah, we should give these guys more money….”  Great.  Just great.