From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Geo"  wrote in message news:4234a44f{at}w3.nls.net...
>
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7876004&
src=rss/technologyNews
>
> NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is
> to give the U.S. government priority in fixing security holes in Windows
> and
> other software, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
>
> Under a plan to take effect later this year, Microsoft will give the U.S.
> Air Force versions of software "patches" to fix serious security
> vulnerabilities up to a month before they are available to others, the
> paper
> said.
>
> The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will give advance notice of
> problems to other government agencies and distribute patches to them, the
> Journal said, citing officials at Microsoft and the White House's Office
> of
> Management and Budget.
>
> ----------------------
>
> ok so the question is, if the patches are available why not give them to
> everyone as soon as possible?
>
> Geo.
>
>

So when the Homeland Security computers go down are we to assume that they
are testing a security patch?

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