Larry Seltzer wrote:
> http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2009/10/house_ethics_committee_documen.php
>
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> According to a statement released by the US House of Representatives
> Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, often known as the Ethics
> Committee, a document describing investigations of over 30 house members
> and several aides was exposed on a public network because of "...the use
> of peer-to-peer file sharing software on the personal computer of a
> junior staffer, who is no longer employed by the committee, while
> working from home."
>
Standard Government Excuses #5.
From Yes Minister:
5 Standard Excuses in Government
1. There is a perfectly satisfactory explanation for everything but
security prevents its disclosure (used in the Anthony Blunt case);
2. It has only gone wrong because of heavy cuts in staff and budget
which have stretched supervisory resources beyond the limit (the
Comprehensive Schools excuse);
3. It was a worthwhile experiment now abandoned, but not before it
provided much valuable data and considerable employment (used for Concorde);
4. It occurred before certain important facts were known and could not
happen again (the Munich Agreement excuse with the important fact being
that Hitler wanted to conquer Europe);
5. It was an unfortunate lapse by an individual now being dealt with
under internal disciplinary procedures (the Charge of the Light Brigade
excuse).
Gadi.
--
Gadi Evron,
[email protected].
Blog: http://gevron.livejournal.com/
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