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[ NNSquad ] Groklaw: Microsoft isn't FISMA certified, Google is, and Dept. of Interior colluded to exclude Google?
Groklaw: Microsoft isn't FISMA certified, Google is, and Dept. of
Interior colluded to exclude Google?
http://j.mp/gHwrgS (Groklaw)
"That's the amazing part. If it wanted to reduce the risk of data
security breaches, why would it choose Microsoft? Google has accused
Microsoft and the Department of the Interior of colluding to give
Microsoft the contract, even though Google was walked through the
paces of applying and strung along to believe it actually was being
considered. The accusation is that it was all a pretense, that the
decision to go with Microsoft was made long before anyone else made a
bid and that the Department of the Interior folks carefully crafted
its list of requirements so that no one but Microsoft *could* qualify.
What does that have to do with FISMA certification? Because, since it
turns out Microsoft's offering was not FISMA certified when it was
chosen, and still isn't, and Google says its competing email solution
was, it's claiming the choice violates procurement policies. I'll show
you the document where I found that detail that explains it all."
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