tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post4288107920011264768..comments2023-08-27T06:53:36.768-06:00Comments on LANL: The Rest of the Story: Military Secrets Discovered on Unprotected Web SitesFrank Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-31794959258799696312007-07-15T12:21:00.000-06:002007-07-15T12:21:00.000-06:00like the Scooter Libby travesty.... this is alread...like the Scooter Libby travesty.... this is already old news and buried... funny how these breaches never make much of a splash in the headlines unless LANL is front and center....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-67721177681087940392007-07-15T01:22:00.000-06:002007-07-15T01:22:00.000-06:00Quick! Someone call Dingell and his boy, Stupak! ...Quick! Someone call Dingell and his boy, Stupak! I fear we will now need to close down some military bases and military contract companies over this latest disclosure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-66317204754799092312007-07-14T22:35:00.000-06:002007-07-14T22:35:00.000-06:00Support is nonexistent because LANS did not unders...Support is nonexistent because LANS did not understand how various contractors were providing support necessary to the day to day operations. So 1200 contractors are gone, and there's no support staff.<BR/><BR/>Some divisions and groups are trying to contract for certain types of necessary support, but purchasing (or whatever nom de plume they use now) throws one monkey wrench after another to prevent the groups and divisions from contracting with small companies. They basically lie about the reasons for disallowing contracts all the while saying how LANL is following the small business provisions of the LANS contract.<BR/><BR/>Until enough staff fight back against the loss of necessary support staff who can get the work done and force purchasing to level the playing field and not to contract with a few favorites, nothing will change. Management positions have to be eliminated, salaries have to be cut, and money has to be spent for the right reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-64170762151931706732007-07-14T20:38:00.000-06:002007-07-14T20:38:00.000-06:00As stated, the 'support' is nearly nonexistent. Th...As stated, the 'support' is nearly nonexistent. The current setup at LANL seems to be geared towards avoiding simple threats that can be scanned easily.<BR/><BR/>But it should be noted that each individual is responsible for knowing what protocols to follow. And in any case, one should know whether information is sensitive or not; appropriate handling should be nearly second nature to most handlers. Certainly, the organizations are partially to blame for having moving-target policies on handling, and making it nearly impossible to follow common sense for many situations. However, it comes down to the individual making the right choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-9269139389253752892007-07-14T15:00:00.000-06:002007-07-14T15:00:00.000-06:00There are encrypted protocols like FCP and FTPS. A...There are encrypted protocols like FCP and FTPS. A rational organization would assist its workers in setting these up when they are needed. Unfortunately when one is working on projects the 'support side' of LANL is useless. The 'support' people are too busy with meetings making up incoherent rulebooks and then demanding more garbled training of the workers. With the ever expanding, bloated bureaucracy at LANL and DOE demanding more from a shrinking pool of overstressed workers one should expect security to continue to rot away at teh labs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com