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Originally Posted by ND Sol
(Post 12961327)
That is what was being picked up yesterday afternoon, but we don't know what positions those five hold.
This just furthers my beliefs that workers are much more knowledgeable then the managers that oversee them. |
Originally Posted by LoganTSO
(Post 12961938)
This just furthers my beliefs that workers are much more knowledgeable then the managers that oversee them.
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Originally Posted by LoganTSO
(Post 12961938)
This just furthers my beliefs that workers are much more knowledgeable then the managers that oversee them.
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She Just Can't Get it Right
Wednesday 09 December:
Private Contractor Posted Secret TSA Screening Manual Online "Napolitano also confirmed that a private contractor had posted the manual online. " http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/privat...ory?id=9291018 "A contract employee was responsible for not properly redacting a 93-page Transportation Security Administration operating manual that was put on a government procurement Web site, allowing computer users to recover blacked-out information by copying and pasting it into other documents, Napolitano said. TSA supervisors were also involved, she said. " http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...120901883.html Thursday 10 December: The PDF redaction problem: TSA may have been using old software "The problem with the release of a Transportation Security Administration security screening manual was not, as many news outlets reported yesterday, the fact that it appeared "out there on the Internet." As US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told reporters this morning, according to the Washington Post, the TSA manual was supposed to have been posted on the Internet -- it was part of a cache of documents intentionally posted to a government procurement Web site." http://www.betanews.com/article/The-...are/1260466899 Hold on the next version is now being formulated after consulting the Top Secret Upper Management SOP? |
Blaming the software is a ridiculous cop-out. There have been proper redaction tools on the market for years. A good craftsman never blames his tools. So I guess blaming the software is right up the TSA's alley.
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Originally Posted by sbm12
(Post 12962354)
Blaming the software is a ridiculous cop-out. There have been proper redaction tools on the market for years. A good craftsman never blames his tools. So I guess blaming the software is right up the TSA's alley.
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Heh...blaming software. I love it when people on the phones for companies or banks cite that reason. It's then they think they escape responsibility or blame.
I kindly remind them it's humans that write software and tell computers what to do. |
I suspected it was going to be a blame old software issues. Oh wait, maybe they saw my post and based their latest press release on a FT post.
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This link to the Adobe PDF blog was in the Betanews item posted by OnTheAsile:
December 16, 2005 Redacting PDFs Redaction, by definition, means removing information from documents. In the old days of paper, xacto knives were used to cut text from the paper and it was then photocopied with a black sheet of paper behind it. As numerous folks have found out, covering up information in an electronic file is not the same as deleting it. <SNIP> There have been numerous cases recently where improper redaction led to accidental disclosures: * A PDF distributed by the US government contained covered over text that was fully accessible. In this case, the user authored a document in Microsoft Word and used Word's Tables and Borders toolbar to set the background color to black. Thus, black text on a black background which was not visually readable, but does not eliminate the data. When the user converted the document to PDF, a simple search of the document revealed the text. Note here that Acrobat worked as advertised properly preserving every element of the document. |
Originally Posted by IslandBased
(Post 12961575)
"Napolitano added, however, that "the traveling public was not at risk."
+1 more vote for congress disbanding the TSA. This nonsense has gone on far too long and cost far too much. Hey Congress: Take the money from DHS and funnel it into debt repayment/healthcare. Far more productive use. Besides, the job market's starting to turn around and McDonald's/WalMart will be hiring again -- plenty of jobs available for the higher-ups that run the TSA and they'll just about have enough qualifications. |
Originally Posted by sbm12
(Post 12962354)
Blaming the software is a ridiculous cop-out. There have been proper redaction tools on the market for years. A good craftsman never blames his tools. So I guess blaming the software is right up the TSA's alley.
I realize that there are multiple avenues to placing items on Fed BizOpps, but there is always a government employee as the contracting officer for any opportunities. While the private contractor may have done the redacting/posting, those actions would have been done with delegated authority and supposed oversight from a government employee. |
Originally Posted by IslandBased
(Post 12961575)
"Napolitano added, however, that "the traveling public was not at risk.""
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Originally Posted by ND Sol
(Post 12962846)
You can't have it both ways. If there is no risk, then why redact in the first place and remove it in the second? Let all of us see the SOP unredacted.
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Originally Posted by ND Sol
(Post 12962846)
You can't have it both ways. If there is no risk, then why redact in the first place and remove it in the second? Let all of us see the SOP unredacted.
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Gail Lives!!!!
This is reportedly a letter from Gail.
Date: December 9, 2009 To: All TSA Employees From: Gale Rossides Acting Administrator Subject: 100 - Message from Acting Administrator Gale Rossides About the Posting of an Improperly Redacted Version of the Screening Management SOP Last Sunday, our Blog Team was notified that an improperly redacted version of a 2008 Screening Management SOP was posted by TSA to the Federal Business Opportunities Web site as part of an attachment to a contract solicitation. This is a very serious matter, and the Senior Leadership Team immediately worked to get the document taken down from the Web site Sunday night. The Screening Management SOP is not the SOP used by Transportation Security Officers at airport checkpoints to screen members of the traveling public. In general, it provides instructions on management of the checkpoint, who and what needs to be screened, and exceptions to the screening process. We’ve already taken additional steps to prevent any attempts to use information from this document to elude airport security. Thorough post-incident analysis has determined that our systems are secure and that screening protocols have not been compromised and remain strong. I take this matter very seriously, and I immediately asked for a full review by the TSA Office of Inspection. The review is underway, and at this time, five employees have been put on administrative leave, pending the outcome of the review. This mistake, made by a few, damages the credibility of us all. Protecting sensitive information is critical to our mission, and I am relying on each and every one of you to exercise the utmost care when securing and using it. We are confident our security is still strong, and the strongest element of our security is our people. I ask that you stay focused, watch for anomalies, and remain engaged. Thank you for your service to our country and your support of one another. |
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