Not to mention, the KG units are dot government only.. For obvious reasons.
Erm ... yesandno. Lots of defense contractors have one end of a secured
circuit. Been there, installed-and-maintained them.
Contractors with facility clearances? I would find it hard to believe dot gov would run secure circuits to a non secure facility. 
The word "Contractor" is usually used to refer to anyone that has a
contract to do work with the government. Having spent nearly my entire
working life in those situations, I can absolutely and completely
guarantee that this type of circuit is common, that the types of phones
referred to are commonplace in such an environment, and that I have used
such phones in the course of a normal day.
The world is filled with more things, Horatio, than are met with in your
philosophy (with apologies to W.S.).
From: Mike A [mailto:mikea@mikea.ath.cx]
> Not to mention, the KG units are dot government only.. For obvious
reasons.
Erm ... yesandno. Lots of defense contractors have one end of a secured
circuit. Been there, installed-and-maintained them.
They don't belong to us, they're in a secured area inside a secured area (yes, I typed that twice on purpose), and they are regularly inspected by whichever bit of the fed loaned them to us. It's in our facility only as long as the circuit it's servicing exists.
Jamie
From: Shrdlu [mailto:shrdlu@deaddrop.org]
> Contractors with facility clearances? I would find it hard to believe
> dot gov would run secure circuits to a non secure facility.The word "Contractor" is usually used to refer to anyone that has a
contract to do work with the government. Having spent nearly my entire
working life in those situations, I can absolutely and completely
guarantee that this type of circuit is common, that the types of phones
referred to are commonplace in such an environment, and that I have used
such phones in the course of a normal day.
STU / STE units are not KGs. Different type of equipment. Far less functional and single purpose.
Jamie