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Trustworthy Software For The NSA?

Posted by simoniker on from the secrets-lurking-behind-installer dept.

Janus Daniels writes "There's a new story from the New York Times, as reprinted at CNET News, about security concerns for Government agencies buying software from overseas. According to the article, a whistle-blower who helped sell software to the National Security Agency says that much of the development work is subcontracted to China, raising serious national security risks. He also discovered in the sales-support database... the names of more than 30 [identity-classified] employees of the United States National Security Agency...'"

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  1. Sounds like a whining wanker to me. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    China is a Strategic Partner (TM) anyway.

  2. Re:Outsourcing isn't always the problem either by Surak · · Score: 0, Troll

    Oh, I'm clueless am I? It's a well-known fact that the U.S. government hires a lot of Indian immigrants. How much background checking do you they can *do* in India? Only as much as the Indian government will allow, I'll tell you that.

    I *work* for a company that does military work. In fact, we're building, right this very minute, manufacturing fixtures for the latest Commanche helicopter.

    Do you think the military did a background check on me when they hired me in? Hardly.

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