Appeals court keeps Interior Department online

Iria · Oct 22, 2005, 03:07 PM

An appeals court has granted the Interior Department a reprieve after a lower court ordered it to sever the Internet connection of any computer that could hold data relating to American Indian trust accounts.

Citing abysmal security at the federal agency, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington on Thursday ordered that all computers or devices that "provide access" to American Indian trust data be disconnected from the Internet and the department's intranet.

As justification for the forcible disconnection, Lamberth wrote a 205-page opinion reviewing the department's lackluster computer security efforts. "Inspector General Devaney testified that he grades Interior's IT security an 'F'," Lamberth wrote, noting that another expert gave it a "G," one notch lower than an "F."

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington on Friday granted a temporary stay of the order and gave government attorneys until Oct. 27 to submit a full appeal.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Appeals court keeps Interior Department online An appeals court has granted the Interior Department a reprieve after a lower court ordered it to sever the Internet connection of any computer that could hold data relating to American Indian trust accounts. Citing abysmal security at the federal agency, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington on Thursday ordered that all computers or devices that "provide access" to American Indian trust data be disconnected from the Internet and the department's intranet. As justification for the forcible disconnection, Lamberth wrote a 205-page opinion reviewing the department's lackluster computer security efforts. "Inspector General Devaney testified that he grades Interior's IT security an 'F'," Lamberth wrote, noting that another expert gave it a "G," one notch lower than an "F." The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington on Friday granted a temporary stay of the order and gave government attorneys until Oct. 27 to submit a full appeal. ___________ Read More / Source: News.com