GOVNET In the Works

gtg010b writes: "According to USA Today, the U.S. government is considering a private network to be used for all government communications. This network would be "separate from the Internet to keep it safe from hackers or terrorists" according to Richard Clarke, the head of the president's "cyberspace security adviser." Whatever happened to government not being above the people?" Clarke is the guy who's been crying "cyber Pearl Harbor" for a few years; apparently if you cry wolf long enough you get promoted. His request (.doc format) is informative. I should point out that the U.S. military already has such a network (I'm not even going to ask why the Feds can't piggy-back on it), so GOVNET would be for critically-important government agencies like the Department of Agriculture to communicate.

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Now, now

[christurkel]

Let's not bash the Department of Agriculture--without them, where would I get my Rice Crispies? =)

I can see it now...

[Renraku]

... "I can't access my email!" "Your email can't access you, either, Mr. President." "I can't use AIM!! Damn it, what's going on here?! Launch the nukes!" "Sir, do you realize you just launched several ICBM's with warheads full of grain? I thought I told those damn farmers to stay out of our website.."