You would think they'd give it to someone they could trust not to spy on them.

Guess not.

1 billion dollars?

I could do it with 20 people, taclanes and all for under 30 million. (i could do it all for under 1 million.. but i gotta screw DHS).

Any politician who can dismantle the DHS should be paid their budget for a year.

"Can you hear me now?"
"That's classified."

Dr.Knockboots: 1 billion dollars?

I could do it with 20 people, taclanes and all for under 30 million. (i could do it all for under 1 million.. but i gotta screw DHS).

If you're serious I'll get started on the paperwork for the bid

SnakeLee: Dr.Knockboots: 1 billion dollars?

I could do it with 20 people, taclanes and all for under 30 million. (i could do it all for under 1 million.. but i gotta screw DHS).

If you're serious I'll get started on the paperwork for the bid

I would like to be your running mate

scary?

Subby did not read article.

Consider this project is estimated to cost 1 billion dollars, I think it deserves a "What could possibly go wrong?"

Wait? What? Another secure Internet??? That makes (I think) four of them, and that's not counting anything that might require a security clearance to know about.

Why exactly do we need another?

and to the friends of the gubermint goes the spoils.

/ really sad to see you guys voting with your tax dollars in support of illegal surveillance

anything for the homeland comrade

The real question is, after completion, how long does it take a thirteen year old with a couple of tools he found off a script-kiddy website to break into it and steal all the information?

Hehe, I wonder if Qwest even tried for this one.

Umm... why would you hire two competing mega-telecommunications companies for a network consolidation project?

Arpanet II: Electric Bugaboo?

LeroyLeroy: Any politician who can dismantle the DHS should be paid their budget for a year.

_this

/Don't spy on me
//I think everyone at the fine organization of the Department of Homeland Security are great and attractive people who are under paid.

At least now we know what the payoff was.

phillydrifter: What time did SkyNet become self aware, again?

Few years ago. You're out of the loop and doomed to death by the robot/zombie hordes.

Smellvin: The real question is, after completion, how long does it take a thirteen year old with a couple of tools he found off a script-kiddy website to break into it and steal all the information?

He already did. Mitnick is now working on hacker-proofing the site.

I lived a couple streets away from Robert Hanssen and walked my dog at Foxstone Park (where he was caught by the FBI) frequently.

His family still lives at the house on Talisman Dr in Vienna.

Ok admins this thread failed try a new one! Try one that calls democrats cowards or republicans fearmongers, that'll get the ad revs skyrocketing!

If my experiences with Verizon are anything to go on, DHS would be better off using the payphone down at the gas station. I'd be stunned if they even get a dialtone after the inevitable $250 million overrun.

It's good to know that when you illegally spy for the government and help them cover it up they'll get you back with a huge contract.

bibo

It's good to know that when you illegally spy for the government and help them cover it up they'll get you back with a huge contract.

Yeap.

Next up:

Public: "B-b-but you can't spy on us without losing your common carrier status!"

Huge ISP: "OH TEH NOES, we have to give HUGE, MONSTROUS settlements to intellectual property holders!!1ONE!"

Public: "Ah, that's much better. At least they got their asses sued off and transferred a LARGE PILE OF MONEY to IP holders."

Huge ISP: "We see several last-mile WAN providers that we supply bandwidth to breaching IP rights!11ONE! Get them!ONE!!

Gubberment: "OK, whew, thank christ we got those turrists!!1ONE!"

Public: "See what happens, son, when you're not a law-abiding 'Murican? DAMNED ITUNES, I paid my durned 10 extree dollars this month for this website, why do I have to click on these durned ads?!?!"

MPAA: "OH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

That should have read MPAA/RIAA/GUBBERMENT, as well as a lot of other folks.

Marcus Aurelius: You would think expect they'd give it to someone they could trust not to spy on for them.

Guess not so.
FTFY
/Notice Qwest got no part of the contract.

I love sharing a name with one of the worst spies in recent history... (Differently spelled however)

I am shocked ... shocked that Qwest didn't get the contract.

Joseph Nacchio unavailable for comment.

AT&T and Verizon -- two companies that illegally sold out their customers to the U.S. Government. I have zero faith that they won't sell out the U.S. Government to bin Laden if the price is right.

LeroyLeroy: Any politician who can dismantle the DHS should be paid their budget for a year.

Ron Paul awaits your funding.

sentient_being: bibo

It's good to know that when you illegally spy for the government and help them cover it up they'll get you back with a huge contract.

Yeap.

Next up:

Public: "B-b-but you can't spy on us without losing your common carrier status!"

Huge ISP: "OH TEH NOES, we have to give HUGE, MONSTROUS settlements to intellectual property holders!!1ONE!"

Public: "Ah, that's much better. At least they got their asses sued off and transferred a LARGE PILE OF MONEY to IP holders."

Huge ISP: "We see several last-mile WAN providers that we supply bandwidth to breaching IP rights!11ONE! Get them!ONE!!

Gubberment: "OK, whew, thank christ we got those turrists!!1ONE!"

Public: "See what happens, son, when you're not a law-abiding 'Murican? DAMNED ITUNES, I paid my durned 10 extree dollars this month for this website, why do I have to click on these durned ads?!?!"

MPAA: "OH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

This was mainly funny because of all the "ONE"s at the end of each exclamation. I always chuckle at that joke.

sentient_being, wtf? That post made about as much sense as most of the doomsday ranters I hear in the subwa-

...wait a sec-- Were you on the N line this past Friday afternoon?