Archive: May 11, 2008 - May 17, 2008
Digital Back Door
After federal agents discovered and seized faux Cisco gear in Defense Department computers -- apparently produced in China -- there was some speculation that spies had tried to build in backdoor paths to sensitive or classified information. The New Yorks Times' John Markoff had a typically facinating piece about...
By Robert O'Harrow | May 16, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Top Dogs
Stop The Presses! Government's Top Contractors Announced. Thank you Washington Technology. The Winners: 1. Lockheed Martin 2. Boeing 3. Northrop Grumman Ok, that's not really a shocking newsflash. Of course they're at the top. They always are these years. And that pays. The winners win a lot more money...
By Robert O'Harrow | May 15, 2008; 5:32 AM ET | Comments (4)
Nuke Insecurity?
Remember the stories about the incredible security breaches at Los Alamos National Laboratory? Investigators found the place was riddled with security violations, some that allowed an employee to secret out more than 1,000 classified documents. Now comes a Time Magazine report about the vulnerabilities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory....
By Robert O'Harrow | May 14, 2008; 5:57 AM ET | Comments (7)
