itwbennett writes: The Navy relies on a number of legacy applications and programs that are reliant on legacy Windows products, ‘ said Steven Davis, a spokesman for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego. And that reliance on obsolete technology is costing taxpayers a pretty penny. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, which runs the Navy’s communications and information networks, signed a $9.1 million contract earlier this month for continued access to security patches for Windows XP, Office 2003, Exchange 2003 and Windows Server 2003. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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The US Navy’s Warfare Systems Command Just Paid Millions To Stay On Windows XP