Microsoft HoloLens contract with Army could lead to $22 billion of `waste`
(Windows Phone Central)

The U.S. Army could end up `wasting` almost $22 billion on HoloLens headsets, according to an audit by the U.S. Department of Defense. What you need to know An audit by the U.S. Department of Defense found that the Army may end up `wasting up to $21.88 billion in taxpayer funds` if soldiers do not want to use IVAS headsets. IVAS is the codename for the military version of the HoloLens headset that Microsoft is developing for the military. The audit explained that IVAS program officials did not define minimum user acceptance levels to determine if the project meets the needs of soldiers. Microsoft announced a deal worth potentially $22 billion with the U.S. Army to produce HoloLens-like headsets for the military. Since that announcement, the deal has ran into several issues, including delays and reported disarray in Microsoft`s augmented reality team. Now, it turns out that soldiers may not even want to use the Integrated Audio Visual System (IVAS). An audit by the U.S. Departme...