Air Force Turns To Microsoft For Network Security

KingFishKingFish
edited November 2004 in Science & Tech
The U.S. Air Force is drafting Microsoft to help simplify its networks and software contracts, which could improve its computer security and deliver savings of $100 million.
The military agency is consolidating its 38 software contracts and nine support contracts with the company into two all-encompassing, agencywide agreements, according to a statement seen by CNET News.com. The move is part of the "One Air Force, One Network" strategy that the Air Force plans to announce Friday. An Air Force representative confirmed many details of the announcement, including that it is expected to save the agency $100 million over six years.

"The consolidation will result in standard configurations for all Microsoft desktop and server software," the Air Force said in the statement. "The standard configurations will enforce rigorous security profiles and will be updated online with security patches and software updates."
Someone must have received a good kickback on this one. -KF

Source: ZDNet

Comments

  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    If memory serves me right, the Air Force had contracted a couple years with another company to do just exactly what is outlined in the post above. It turned out to be such a botch job, that the AF cancelled the contract mid-stream.

    Disclosure - don't remember the company; might have been Navy, and not Air Force.
  • CyrixInsteadCyrixInstead Stoke-on-Trent, England Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    Spot the oxymoron...

    The U.S. Air Force is drafting Microsoft... networks and software contracts, which could improve its computer security and deliver savings of $100 million.

    :D

    ~Cyrix
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    Heck, there isn't anyone better out there. Why not the company that has manged to create and fix every hole possible!! ;D
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited November 2004
    Well, as it stands, the people who's job it is to work on such things often don't know what they are doing, and often wind up having civilians do it anyway.

    A girl I know somewhat who works in the network admin didn't even know what the windows shell was.
  • madmatmadmat
    edited November 2004
    This brings to mind the term "The blind leading the visually impared"
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