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IP: Test of Strength -- reform the NSA
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 16:51:12 -0400
For two years, Air Force general Michael Hayden has waged a secret struggle to overhaul the world's most powerful spy agency. Nothing's riding on his success but the future of America's national security The call came after dinner on a Monday night, as the general was watching the TV news at home. There was a computer problem back at the agency. A software failure had knocked out the network. "Give me a sense," the general commanded the duty officer over the secure phone line. "What are we talking about?" "The whole system is down," the duty officer said. A result of overloading. Plus, the network had become so tangled that no one really seemed to know how it worked. There was no wiring diagram anyone could consult. <snip> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/postmagazine/A44781-2001Jul24.html For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/
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