http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100929_5218.phpHoly crap Batman
Holy crap Batman, you have got to be kidding me.
This has got to be the epitome of the government gone wild.
Talk about compromised. Private contractors used by the IRS and
the IRS has no idea which contractors are in security roles, because they don't train them for it.
The IRS is not required to train contract employees in cybersecurity because their companies are responsible for ensuring they have the necessary expertise. But the agency still should track contractor personnel's security duties and test them on compliance, the audit stated. In addition, the IRS has no method for determining which contractors are in security roles, the report found.
"We identified more than 1,350 contract employees with system access that held titles related to security roles, such as system administrators, database administrators, programmers, developers, security specialists, system architects, system engineers and Web developers," Phillips wrote. "These job titles may or may not align with IRS security roles."
IRS officials said they plan to establish a way to document the contract employees who have access to computer systems and then test the individuals appropriately, according to the report
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U.S. commission warns of declining base security in Iraq
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtri...0481_06_17.asp
900 people to replace 400 yeah that makes alot of sense and then they're outsourced to.
Can you say government waste because I can and this crap makes no sense.
A U.S. commission has warned that non-U.S. security guards have been proven inadequate in protecting facilities in Iraq. ShareThis
The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan warned that non-U.S. security guards have been proven inadequate in protecting facilities in Iraq.
In a report titled "At What Cost? Contingency Contracting In Iraq and Afghanistan," the commission, which visited Iraq, said these security guards might have also been denied proper equipment and training, Middle East Newsline reported.
"The commission is concerned that some contractors in Iraq may be limiting training and not providing basic equipment," the report said. "The adequacy of weapons and equipment, the number of vehicles available, and the type of night-vision equipment used are a few areas of performance that gave us cause for concern."
Many large and medium U.S. bases in Iraq have employed private security guards. The report said most of the contractors use non-U.S. nationals as security personnel.
"They are usually hired through labor brokers in countries such as Uganda and Peru," the report said. "Of all the PSCs [private security contractors] the commission interviewed, only one said they have in-country quality assurance employees that supervise the brokers to ensure proper vetting and evaluation of TCN performance."
The report said the poorly-trained security guards were endangering U.S. forces. The commission urged the Defense Department to review its use of private security contractors.
U.S. commanders have supported the use of private guards to free up soldiers for other missions. At one major U.S. base, Camp Taji, the Pentagon approved the assignment of more than 900 private security personnel to release 400 U.S. soldiers for combat duties
900 people to replace 400 yeah that makes alot of sense and then they're outsourced to.
Can you say government waste because I can and this crap makes no sense.
A U.S. commission has warned that non-U.S. security guards have been proven inadequate in protecting facilities in Iraq. ShareThis
The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan warned that non-U.S. security guards have been proven inadequate in protecting facilities in Iraq.
In a report titled "At What Cost? Contingency Contracting In Iraq and Afghanistan," the commission, which visited Iraq, said these security guards might have also been denied proper equipment and training, Middle East Newsline reported.
"The commission is concerned that some contractors in Iraq may be limiting training and not providing basic equipment," the report said. "The adequacy of weapons and equipment, the number of vehicles available, and the type of night-vision equipment used are a few areas of performance that gave us cause for concern."
Many large and medium U.S. bases in Iraq have employed private security guards. The report said most of the contractors use non-U.S. nationals as security personnel.
"They are usually hired through labor brokers in countries such as Uganda and Peru," the report said. "Of all the PSCs [private security contractors] the commission interviewed, only one said they have in-country quality assurance employees that supervise the brokers to ensure proper vetting and evaluation of TCN performance."
The report said the poorly-trained security guards were endangering U.S. forces. The commission urged the Defense Department to review its use of private security contractors.
U.S. commanders have supported the use of private guards to free up soldiers for other missions. At one major U.S. base, Camp Taji, the Pentagon approved the assignment of more than 900 private security personnel to release 400 U.S. soldiers for combat duties
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