Department of Software Development, excuses edition

'Minor' Software Glitch Is Cited in Missile Failure (washingtonpost.com): "The test failure last month of the Bush administration's new missile defense system resulted from a 'very minor' computer software glitch that can be easily corrected and will have no effect on the system's ability to defend the United States against attack, the general in charge of the Pentagon program said yesterday."

All software glitches are minor, right up until something explodes.