...and following up on my last post, it would appear that the
U.S. gummint is at least taking some action wrt U.S. gummint
networks:
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10494?ref=rss
Not leaping to any conclusions here, but it would illustrate
that, at the very least, someone has concluded that the info-
security posture needs to be approached a bit more seriously.
$.03,
- ferg
Considering the fairly high quality security guides that have come out of
the NSA in recent years, this is probably the right choice.
- Dan
The question...
How soon before all AS owners passing *any* government traffic, will be
required to install "Homeland Security (NSA) taps"? Even if the traffic is
in transit to another AS..
Not all government agencies are on the NMCI.
Somewhere along the line, they are going to say they need taps to maintain
security *premeptive security* that is..
In the interest of Homeland Security I doubt it will be long..
Ugh, the whole thing scares me..
Brance :)_S
Daniel Golding
Especially in light of *this* little gem:
http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleprint/2664/-1/315/
Congress Votes to Waive All Laws for Homeland Security
» OMB Watch » Home » Regulatory Policy » In Congress » DHS Above the Law
Published 02/10/2005 04:33 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Robert Shull, (202) 234-8494
WASHINGTON (February 10, 2005) The House of Representatives voted 243 to
179 today to reject an amendment that would have stripped section 102 from
the ³REAL ID Act of 2005² (H.R. 418). The bill, as passed, would empower
the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive any federal laws, without
limit, in the course of building barriers along the nation¹s borders. This
controversial, precedent-setting legislation received no hearings or
extended debate prior to passage. The bill now moves to the Senate for
consideration.
The following is a statement by J. Robert Shull, Senior Regulatory Policy
Analyst with OMB Watch.
³America is a nation founded on the rule of law, but apparently not when
homeland security is involved. This is a license to waive any law, for any
reason or for no reason at all.
³If enacted, this bill would grant the Homeland Security Secretary
unbridled authority to act however he sees fit, without consequence. His
actions also would be exempt from judicial review, making him unaccountable
to any authority.
³Laws that protect the environment, safeguard public health, ensure
consumer and workplace safety, prevent unfair business practices, and ban
discrimination none of these laws, or any others, would apply to the
Department of Homeland Security.
³No government agency should be above the laws that preserve America¹s
democracy.²
I think that puts HomeLand Security in the same category as Congress 
Roy Engehausen
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:04:21 -0500
From: Valdis.Kletnieks@...
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.418:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll031.xml
Apologies for the OT.
Eddy