I know VSS is awful, I am just a cog in the great machine of life and have learned to live with feelings of powerlessness with the help of a therapist. However, I'd like to bring some order to the chaos here, and a real issue tracking/project management system like FogBugz that integrates with VSS would be a huge improvement. The problem with Fogbugz is cost: I'm never going to convince my department to spend a penny on this, and I'll have to champion whatever free solution I choose until I pass out in a puddle of tears.
So, what's out there that's free (as in beer), that integrates with VSS, that you've used, that you like (or at least only barely hate)?