From: "Rich Gauszka" 

See my other  post - It may be that they are just better at filling out reports

Here's the link if you missed it  < so how many cases of tuna/milk do
you have under the bed? >  


http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,109588,00.ht
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"Mark"  wrote in message news:441a520f{at}w3....
> Well, a forensic examination would likely start working backwards from the
> A+ ratings for Labor and SSA. A+ on those counts compared to Fs?  bit like day old open tuna cans with stale powdered milk on the side>
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> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:441a493b$1{at}w3....
>> 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..."
>>>
>>> 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=AgodYs0nGZ
dc1NtV7ipEI.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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