WP: DHS Gets Another F in Computer Security

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/15/AR2006031501589.html

Most federal agencies that play key roles in the war on terror are doing a dismal job of protecting their computers and information networks from hackers and viruses, according to portions of a report to be released by a key congressional oversight committee Thursday.

The Department of Homeland Security, which is charged with setting the government's cyber security agenda, earned a grade of F for the third straight year from the House Government Reform Committee. Other agencies whose failing marks went unchanged from 2004 include the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, State, Health and Human Services, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs.

The House Government Reform Committee is expected to award the federal government an overall grade of D-plus for computer security in 2005, a score that remains virtually unchanged from 2004.

Several agencies saw a considerable drop in their scores. The Department of Justice went from a B-minus in 2004 to a "D" in 2005, while Interior earned failing marks after getting a C-plus in 2004.

[UrbScotty]

1. Department of Homeland WHAT? (nt)

[MadMaddie]

2. Just another failure for this organization....

they are destroying all of the government organizations and making them ineffective!!

[reprobate]

7. It's intentional. They're gonna drown it in a bathtub.

Thanks, Norquist.

[NYC Liberal]

8. They already let NOLA drown. Literally.

[liberal N proud]

3. They are too busy using the net to spy on Americans to make it safe

If they were making the network safe, they wouldn't have time to spy.

[lovuian]

4. Perhaps they need to hire more IT people here in America

and give less computer programming to overseas companies!!!

[NYC]

5. Excellent solution.

Thank you.

[Starfury]

6. Faith-based computer security.... n/t