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Thanks for the info. Right now both government and private sector have left way too many critical things accessible via remote locations in some cases open to hacks. I know someone who used to maintain data circuits. I'm talking Bell's Lines into server farms, utilities, etc. He couldn't believe what all in our infrastructure was becoming multi-point remote accessible. He wasn't computer savoy {just a lineman} but he had enough sense 20 years ago to realize hey if he could access those circuits so could others. Well Yeah!

I'm not anti technology but their has to be some highly enforced discipline and common sense used in what is being done and especially on how national security sensitive data is handled communications wise and info storage wise. Accountability is almost non existent it seems.

Then AG Gonzales opened up another huge can of worms thinking the entire government boondoggle needed more databases kept on every aspect of peoples lives when they could not even properly secure what databases they already had.

Private sector contracting on some things just isn't wise because a needed level of accountability, dependability, & security can not be obtained. The worse that will happen to the civilians is what? Fired? Loss of the companies contract maybe? New company name, same fools, business as usual. All is forgiven.

If GI Joe screws up on a serious security issue he faces a minimal some NJP and if a very serious incident a maximum of a court martial and brig. Heads roll careers end.

If the civilian contractor side screws up it's Gee Sorry and very few mistakes get corrected because many contractors are given politically connected rather than proven capabilities awards to start with.

No I'm not saying put contractors under UCMJ type punishments. I'm saying that the civilian side of places like DOD doesn't have military level accountability security wise and thus that level of accountability needed and once maintained before can no longer be reached especially in such issues as databases and security of critical real estate.

For example when the breach happened at Y-12 a couple years ago all security should have been immediately fired, contract terminated immediately, and the facility security perimeter wise been turned over to the Army or Marines at least until such a time it was assured it would not happen again. In the 1950's they would have been either stopped at the fence or shot trying to get through the fence once told to halt and they didn't. It was civilian guards back then but an entirely different mentality about security on everyones part.