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Homeland Security Okays Closed Proceedings

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the removing-accountability-is-always-fun dept.

CNet is reporting that a newly created branch within the Homeland Security Department that brings together many different federal agency employees and private sector players has been given the go-ahead to disregard a law requiring meetings to be open and proceedings public. From the article: "The 1972 law generally requires such groups to meet in open sessions, make written meeting materials publicly available, and deliver a 15-day notice of any decision to close a meeting to the public. The last is a particular point of concern for Homeland Security officials, who anticipate that private emergency meetings may need to be scheduled on short notice."

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  1. Uhuh by Dibblah · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because security through obscurity is a time-proven strategy. It works for everyone that's tried it, doesn't it?

    1. Re:Uhuh by NitsujTPU · · Score: 4, Funny

      This is a little different.

      It's not relying on people not knowing where your insecure webserver is.

      This sounds a lot more like when the military doesn't say, "Hey, drop your bombs here, our troops are over heeeerrrreeee!" I suppose that, by your argument, the troops should just be well protected enough to survive that bomb blast, but that's not how it works in these scenarios. They like to keep these things secret.

      By the way, if you were wondering the password to my computer, it's TYPE_THESE_WORDS_IN.

  2. Re:Homeland Security Okay's Closed Proceedings by vought · · Score: 3, Funny

    As near as I can tell, this means that somewhere there is a guy named "Homeland Security Okay", and these Closed Proceedings belong to him.

    Slashdot headlines make you cringe, hunh? Me too.

  3. Re:you can make a tooth pick out of a 2x4,,,, by LordLucless · · Score: 4, Funny

    Widdling
    Whittling

    While your statement may be true, I don't think it comes out the way you intended it. And if you did intend it that way, you're a sick little puppy.

    --
    Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face
  4. HOW IMPORTANT IS /.? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I wonder if the /. infrastructure is labeled as critical to the nation?

  5. Re:I'm eno2001. Who the HELL are You? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can't help but wonder what your agenda is.

  6. Is there a problem? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Do you take issue with this, citizen? Patriotic Americans would have no problem with this. Your papers, citizen? Now.

  7. Re:Homeland Security Okay's Closed Proceedings by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It then becomes a race to see who gets their units to the power plant first.

    And if there is any Truth to be told from a software engineering standpoint; "When it comes to a race condition, you will eventually lose. No exceptions."