IP: re: GOVNET? Not the brightest idea.

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 18:26:24 -0400
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: Steve Crocker <steve () stevecrocker com>
>
>
> Jean,
>
> Of the several items you responded to, I think I wrote only the first, viz
> >  Inexperienced, untrained government employees were attempting to keep 
> > up with the talent and competitive pressures in the commercial marketplace.
>
> I'm a strong believer in government service.  I spent some time at DARPA 
> and felt it was honorable and worthwhile.  I also agree with your comment 
> that government is not a monolith, and therefore each initiative and each 
> opportunity for government service needs to be evaluated separately.  My 
> comment applied only to the process I saw in operation during the 1980s at 
> the Computer Security Evaluation Center.  Most of the individuals who 
> worked there were well-intentioned, but I also think the entire venture 
> failed to meet its objective.  And I think the reasons were visible for a 
> long time, so I'm not enamored of the policy level people who kept pushing 
> on the wrong idea.
>
> Steve
>
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