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Thursday, October 11, 2001
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7481276.html?tag=mn_hd U.S. government mulls Internet of its own By Robert Lemos The Bush administration has apparently decided that the Internet isn't secure enough for its needs and has proposed a new network be created to communicate critical government information. The new network dubbed GOVNET, is the brainchild of Richard Clarke, the newly appointed presidential adviser for Cyberspace Security, and will carry data, voice-over-IP and possibly video. "Planning for this network has been going on for several months," Clarke said in a statement Wednesday, adding that the General Services Administration--the agency responsible for providing service and equipment to the U.S. government--will play a critical role. "We need the combination of skills the GSA has to establish this network quickly." ...
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