Feds give government contractors liability immunization

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Subject: Navy-Marine Corps Intranet Project Takes Fresh Flak
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 18:41:24 -0700
From: Leigh Meyers <leighcmeyers () yahoo com>
To: PolitechBot <declan () well com>

Declan,

      I thought you might be interested in this WashPost story:


Navy-Marine Corps Intranet Project Takes Fresh Flak
By Cynthia L. Webb
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Thursday, June 24, 2004; 4:23 PM

"The federal government is handing some government contracting firms a free
pass against liability lawsuits for their homeland security work. "The
Department of Homeland Security, in a gambit aimed at luring companies to
develop more goods and services to protect the country from terrorist
attacks, has granted four companies liability protection from lawsuits.
Teledyne Technologies Inc., Michael Stapleton Associates Inc., Lockheed
Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. have developed five antiterrorism
technologies that as of today will enjoy indemnity in case their products
fail to perform during a terrorist attack. The technologies, which underwent
a six-month review process, range from an anthrax-sniffing device to a giant
water pick capable of cutting through steel and concrete," The Wall Street
Journal reported on Friday. "

> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A2854-2004Jun24?language=printer


Leigh Meyers
leighcmeyers () yahoo com




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