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Defense Department Eyes Hacker Con For New Recruits

Posted by Soulskill on from the conflict-of-beards dept.

alphadogg writes "The US Air Force has found an unlikely source of new recruits: the yearly Defcon hacking conference, which has been running since Thursday in Las Vegas. Col. Michael Convertino came to Defcon for the first time last year, and after finding about 60 good candidates for both enlisted and civilian positions, decided to come back again. Federal agencies have only recently begun embracing the hacker crowd. When US Department of Defense director of futures exploration Jim Christy hosted his first Defcon 'Meet the Fed' panel in 1999, he was one of two people onstage. At this week's Defcon, there may be several thousand federal employees in attendance, he said."

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  1. Troll? by Repossessed · · Score: 0, Troll

    Somebody mod the parent up.

    He's wrong, but he has a good point.

    --
    Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite (TM)
  2. I don't need your help by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fuck you, you fucking Jacobin murderer.

    Egalite?

  3. When have cheaters had it better? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Gangsters get to shoot friends in the face with shotguns, and the hamburger mug is expected to apologize. http://www.google.com/search?q=Cheney+war+crimes

    H1B scams stopped pretending and skipped ahead to moving everything offshore, except for unconvicted executive management. http://jimhightower.com/node/6884

    The military is losing last millenniums battle. http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/15/neo_nazis_army/index.html?source=rss&aim=/news/feature

    And now brass is brazenly playing footsie with crackers in Vegas?

    Where's a dependable Butler when a nation needs one?!