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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 04:43:45 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Bob Rosenberg <bob () bobrosenberg phoenix az us> Date: December 7, 2004 9:20:24 PM EST To: dave () farber net Subject: RE: Fiscal 2005 spending bill addresses privacy issues Dave[from the final paragraph] "The bill also would waive "Buy America" provisions
requiring federal IT purchases to include U.S.-made content...."Am I the only one who wonders how the Gummint will protect itself/us from some
"bad guy" furr'ner who would put rogue code into those IT purchses? Have others screamed & complained? Will they? Bob -- Cordially, Bob Rosenberg, Principal R.G. Rosenberg & Assoc. Public Policy Consulting & Advocacy and eACE - eLearning Advocacy Civic Entrepreneur P.O. Box 33023 Phoenix, AZ 85067-3023 LandLine: (602)274-3012 Mobile: (602)206-2856 bob () bobrosenberg phoenix az us **********************************************PLEASE NOTE: No trees were destroyed in the sending of this contaminant free message. However, a significant number of electrons were somewhat perturbed.
********************************************** http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1204/120604tdpm1.htm DAILY BRIEFING December 6, 2004 Image Map, text links are provided Fiscal 2005 spending bill addresses privacy issues By Chloe Albanesius, National Journal's Technology Daily The omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2005 includes privacy provisions crafted to prevent the unlawful transfer of or access to confidential information. ... The bill also would waive "Buy America" provisions requiring federal IT purchases to include U.S.-made content, and it would allow the Federal Railroad Administration to reimburse employees for home Internet connections. \ ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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