-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Information_technology] Daily News 11/22/02 Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 09:13:36 -0600 From: "NIPC Watch" <nipcwatch@private> To: "Information Technology" <information_technology@private> November 20, ZDNet News How Homeland Security impacts tech. The overwhelming vote by the Senate late Tuesday approving a Homeland Security Department clears the way for massive reorganization of the federal government that will have a dramatic impact on computer and network security. The bill, which sets the stage for the largest federal reorganization since the Defense Department was formed in 1947, does more than reshuffle government agencies. It gives the government a major role in securing operating systems, hardware and the Internet, including allowing for more police surveillance of the Net; punishing malicious computer hackers with up to life in prison; establishing a national clearinghouse for computer and network security work; and spending at least half a billion dollars a year for homeland security research. President Bush is expected to sign the bill by the end of the month. Source. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-966552.html _______________________________________________ Information_technology mailing list Information_technology@listserv http://listserv.infragard.org/mailman/listinfo/information_technology
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