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Thursday, November 21, 2002
Agencies Fail Cyber Test Report Notes 'Significant Weaknesses' in Computer Security - Christopher Lee, Washington Post
The federal government earned a failing grade yesterday for its agencies' poor record of protecting vital computer systems from fraud, misuse and cyber-terrorism. The House Government Reform subcommittee on government efficiency flunked 14 of the 24 largest departments and agencies, whose computer security efforts were reviewed by the General Accounting Office and found wanting. Another seven agencies earned a D and two were given Cs. Only one, the Social Security Administration, got a B-minus, the highest grade awarded to one of the major agencies.
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