Federal agency shuts down contractors site

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General Services Administration closes site for government contractors after computer security exec discovers flaw.
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I feel much safer now....
by Vetter83 January 13, 2006 6:46 AM PST: "This is the government entity responsible for letting contracts for security,"

knowing that the Govt is careful with 'secure' data and that any information that is collected by the Govt is being safeguarded....
Is this kindergarden for security wannabe's?; Like this Reply to this comment

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