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U.S. Interior Dept. Unplugged... Again

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the is-there-a-sysadmin-in-the-house? dept.

IO ERROR writes "The U.S. District Court ordered the Department of Interior to take all its systems offline for the third time, saying that its systems were too insecure to be left open. Among the systems to go offline are those that process payments owed to American Indians and Internet access in schools on Indian reservations. DOI employees cannot use the Web or send or receive e-mail."

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  1. No web at work ... the humanity ... by petabyte · · Score: 5, Funny

    DOI employees cannot use the Web or send or receive e-mail.

    *thinks about what he does at work*
    So they're letting everybody go home early then? :)

    1. Re:No web at work ... the humanity ... by SeinJunkie · · Score: 5, Funny

      So they're letting everybody go home early then?


      It's the government, they already left.
  2. Awww, man... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    There goes my sweet FTP server with the 0 day warez and the fat pipe!

  3. Looking Inward.. by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    Dept of Interior can't get outside of itself.

    Seems rather appropriate. What software are they running?

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  4. silly silly Jessica... by wo1verin3 · · Score: 4, Funny
    In a recent visit with Gale Norton (Secretary of the Interior) the following happened:

    Simpson, whose verbal gaffes are also legendary, pulled another one Sunday visiting the White House, our sources say. The singer was introduced to Interior Secretary Gale Norton and gushed: "You've done a nice job decorating the White House."

    Source: washingtonpost.com

  5. Priorities by Rorschach1 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Obviously the Secretary of the Interior needs to spend less time decorating the White House.

  6. As an Indian, I can say this by tacokill · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's cool. We'll just keep the casino money.

  7. I'm Here To Help The Government by SEWilco · · Score: 4, Funny
    Oops.
    I emailed the Department of the Interior, pointing out that they should consider selling any unsolicited copies of software so as to not waste the value of gifts. They shouldn't use gift material as that bypasses the intent of normal acquisition processes.

    Now I know why I got no response...

  8. ironically true by drivers · · Score: 4, Funny

    Coincidentally, The Dept of the Interior actually does decorate the White House.

  9. May It Please The Court... by SEWilco · · Score: 5, Funny
    • The US Department of the Interior web site is not responding.
    • We Slashdot users are glad to assist in ensuring that DOI web servers can not function for the next 48 hours.
    • The DOI is required to accept gifts from Indian Tribes under several circumstances. Are the DOI mail servers and web servers properly accepting gifts from tribe representatives?

      "(g) No Refusal Gift Acceptance Policy
      All Department of the Interior employees may accept gifts offered to them by representatives of Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Organizations, Insular and foreign governments when refusal to accept such gifts would be likely to cause offense or embarrassment or otherwise adversely affect relations with the United States."

    • Are DOI machines accepting gifts from Indian Tribe servers which are equipped with generous worm programs?
  10. Re:my step dad works for the Dept of Interior by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dept. of Homeland Security, meet Dept. of Homeland In-Security.

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  11. Re:Here's the original occurence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fake some IDs, listen to employee conversations at a nearby bar after work, sleep with employees and get them to tell secrets, go through trash, make phone calls, take photos, plant bugs, rob, steal, cheat, lie.....

    Let me guess, you work for the Interior Department? Nice try.