From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Not necessarily - It depends on who was chosen to do the review and the
methodology used for it.  Since it's a security review I don't know how
much testimony we'll get to see when the senior IT staffers meet with the
committee. I would definitely be interested in hearing some of the reasons
for the unacceptable evaluation.

"Mark"  wrote in message news:441a4599$1{at}w3....
> "The scorecards, which are compiled by the House Committee On Government
> Reform..."
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> Sort of like the blind judging the deaf, yes?
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> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:441a43da{at}w3....
>> maybe DHS and DOD should get some help from the SSA
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>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20060316/tc_pcworld/125110;_ylt=AgodYs0nGZdc
1NtV7ipEI.UOSLMF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--
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>> The U.S. government will get low marks for computer security in a
>> congressional report scheduled to be released Thursday. According to
>> documents obtained by the IDG News Service, the federal government will
>> get a D+ overall rating in the 2005 federal computer security scorecards,
>> the same score it received last year.
>>
>> The scorecards, which are compiled by the House Committee On Government
>> Reform, give failing grades to some of the agencies most critical to the
>> nation's defense, including the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and the
>> U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), both of which received Fs.
>>
>> Senior IT staffers from both of these departments are scheduled to speak
>> at a Thursday Committee hearing, according to a note on the Committee's
>> Web site. Robert F. Lentz, director of information assurance with the
>> DOD, and Scott Charbo, chief information officer for the DHS are both
>> expected to speak during the hearing, which will "explore reasons for
>> continued unacceptable performance by some agencies," according to the
>> note.
>>
>> DHS, which is chartered with protecting the nation's critical
>> infrastructure, has received only Fs on the Computer Security Scorecard
>> since the department was first graded in 2003.
>>
>> The U.S. Department of Labor and the  Social Security Administration both
>> improved their ratings and earned A+ scores in the 2005 report.
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