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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. Re:Yes, I got it by antek9 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Moderators, go and get a sense of humor here, ok? It's especially funny (for the first time here on slashdot?) that this first post didn't quite make it better than to come in in ninth place.

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  2. I think its funny. by lawn.ninja · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You guys are talking about them being offline for 6 years like it was a crime or some shit. When the really funny bit about this all is that there is something called the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and if you read the article is is referring to native americans, and still calling them Indians. You can tell because they refer to the tribes and whatnot. So I think that alone should say that they need to get out from under the rock they've been under.