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Feds Now Allowed To Use Internet

Posted by samzenpus on from the welcome-to-the-web dept.

fast66 writes "Nextgov reports that a new court order allows the Department of the Interior to connect to the Internet, six years after the federal agency was ordered to disconnect. District Judge James Robertson wrote in his ruling, 'I find that the consent order is of no further use and must be vacated.' 'The ... disconnected offices and bureaus may be connected.' He added that his ruling was based not on evidence but 'on a legal conclusion that it is not my role to weigh IT security risks.'"

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  1. and this is important... WHY? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    so they now can watch the pr0n and play online games instead of the ubiquitous solitaire. big deal, yeah, most certainly news worthy.

  2. Re:Well he's right by overunderunderdone · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Further making my point. As it turns out the (skeptical of govenrment) judge who initially ruled against the DOI was a Reagan appointee and the (trusting of government) Judge that now rules for them is a Clinton appointee. it's not surprising since that's exactly what one would expect given the ideological bent you would suppose given who appointed them.