Uncle Sam Earns C-minus Grade for PC Security

An anonymous reader writes "Twenty-four federal departments and agencies earned a collective grade of C-minus last year for their performance in meeting computer and network security requirements, according to marks handed out by a key congressional oversight committee today. The government-wide grade is up slightly from the 2005, when it earned an overall grade of D+. Eight agencies earned A grades, while as many warranted failing marks. '..the Department of Defense led a group of eight agencies that received failing marks for computer security. Also receiving that dubious distinction were the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Interior, State and Treasury, as well as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Department of Homeland Security earned a D, although its overall performance improved since 2005. The Department of Veterans Affairs did not provide enough data to earn a grade. In 2005, it received an F.'"

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Hacking the grades

[Anonymous Coward]

Eight agencies earned A grades At least now we know which agencies are capable of hacking into the system to change their grades:

1) Central Intelligence Agency
2) National Security Agency
3) Office of Naval Intelligence
4) National Reconnaissance Office
5) Defense Intelligence Agency
6) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
7) Army Intelligence
8) Air Intelligence Agency