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 Though we should feel a bit incensed over this here in the United States, especially after all of the blown out of proportion gloom and doom post 9/11, but is anyone really shocked that beurocrats can't get something right after over a half a decade of trying? The Register Reports...Information security procedures in federal government have improved, albeit modestly. An annual computer security report card on 24 federal agencies released Thursday rated average security at "C-minus for 2006 compared to D+ in 2005. So instead of been sent to bed without their pork supper, Federal IT managers have earned a pat on the head, if not a generous end of term present. The scores are based on reports submitted in response to the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA). Perennial security underachievers the US Department of Homeland Security received its first-ever non-failing grade, managing to pull its performance up from an F to a D, the first time since the scheme began in 2003 that it didn't flunk. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           
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