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Big Brother
DoD
Thu Mar 6, 2008 9:19 AM
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As always "isn't big brother wonderful" Bless their tiny little hearts. As a taxpayer I'm always heartened in the creative ways our guardian angels look for ways to protect me from the bad influences that surround me. See, you ask for a babysitter and the federal government in all it's guises will find ways to comply. Anyone up for a plastic bubble so we'll always have filtered air, bottled water, won't scrape our knees or have to deal with the ultimate ugly"competition". And my boss says there's no place for sarcasm....he's wrong again....bless his little heart.
Blocking web sites
Army
Thu Mar 6, 2008 9:22 AM
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The Army has at least some sense when blocking web sites. It blocks sites like youtube, flixxy, collegehumor, & others that really don't have much, if any, mission relation, but leaves most alone, including most blogs. But at one time it blocked Fedsmith! Luckily that's changed.
There are still blocks that make no sense, though. Last I checked there's still only one maker of key (or thumb) drives that meet FIPS140-2, the only DoD-approved encryption standard. And the Army blocks email from them! I can send, but they can't respond. Bureaucracy indeed.
Now, Now, Children!!
DOD
Thu Mar 6, 2008 9:48 AM
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It's paternalistic & condesending. It's demeaning & insulting. It's heavy handed & invites challenges. This censorship may work with GIs, under the hammer of UCMJ, but not civilians. An employee reading about an agency paying a fine from an EEO case could be forbidden. The DOD & Air Force telling us what we can read & who we should believe. I thought that Rumsfeld is gone now?? Who is dreaming up this BS, that reminds me of the old USSR police state??
Re: Now, Now, Children!!
DVA
Fri Mar 7, 2008 10:00 AM
Blocking crap so people will do their job they are being paid to do is not the same.
If one wants to gather information, or even make use of the "minimal use" clauses for non-business related matters while in a non-duty mode, that is okay, to a point. However, if they want to play all day on my tax dollar then they can spend the ill-gotten money they are earning under the pretense of working and buy their own computer for home and sit there after duty to their hearts content and play.
Otherwise, send them to Siberia, the most extreme region that can be found, and take away their vodka ration.
Are you wasting my time?
Air Force
Thu Mar 6, 2008 10:09 AM
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I've learned a great deal from the links to information you provide as well as the articles written by your team. However, my management could rightly say that some of what I've read (as well as this response) doesn't fit within my job description. Hence, I waste taxpayers' money.
But, as a manager, I am also tasked with advising and leading, and "FedSmith" usually broadcasts information more quickly than the Air Force (if they send it at all).
In the end, I use every source I can to do a better job for my mission, myself and my people. I'm sure I can find someone who would disagree with my choices; I just hope the choices remain mine.
I do find it humorous--and sometimes frustrating--when the official AF "Aim Points" gives a teaser on a news item and then links to the source web site that has been blocked.
Re: Are you wasting my time?
Defen$e Agency
Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:32 AM
internet use
DoD
Thu Mar 6, 2008 12:10 PM
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Do we circumvent the "rules" by reading Fedsmith? Too bad - I intend to keep on doing it. I, too, am frustrated by the numerous things our firewalls keep us from. But hey, it keeps somebody else employeed, and isn't that the whole purpose of Federal Government jobs?
(Did you notice my tongue firmly in cheek?)
Internet mischief
retired
Thu Mar 6, 2008 2:29 PM
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Believe it or not, most taxpayers do care if they're paying people who surf inappropriate websites on government computers. FedSmith is not an issue...but I've seen some pretty graphic porn printed out on government computers. Sorry, FedSmith, but you're just not important enough for managers to be focusing their time and energy on! But whitehouse.com, that's another story. (BTW, for those of you who may not realize it, whitehouse.com is a porn site, so don't check it out from your government computer!)
Re: Internet mischief
Air Force
Thu Mar 6, 2008 4:57 PM
This was before site blockers or any controls, but he was sure Big Brother has just recorded his crime, took his fingerprints, did a breath analysis, and locked his bank accounts.
I'm sure my laughter didn't help as I comforted this young man, but he lived to fight another day.
As opposed to my very proud (and prim and proper) computer specialist who sent an email to our whole group announcing the long-awaited upgrade to our aging computers. These machines contained the newest "Pentium Pro" chips. Too bad Microsoft's "automatic" spell checker changed "Pentium" to the name of the male organ. He never quite got over his announcement that Our ***** Pro Machines Have Finally Arrived!!
Humor helps
Re: Internet mischief
Federal Agency
Fri Mar 7, 2008 7:31 AM
Bureaucracy, Blogs and Boobs: How the Air Force Pr
US Air Force
Thu Mar 6, 2008 9:33 PM
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AMEN!!!!!! I work for the AF Engineering Squadron responsible for Software and Architectural Engineering efforts for all of the AF Combat Support Systems.
Our Network Nazis don’t even trust us. I have to specifically request them to unblock websites so I can do AF Research. It’s extremely ANAL!!!! Half the time they will not unblock the site I request, so I have to do the research at home on my own time. S T U P I D !!!!!!
It took me two weeks to get them to grant access to FEDSMITH.com and FEDERALNEWSRADIO.com
BTW: I write this from home…
Re: Bureaucracy, Blogs and Boobs: How the Air Force Pr
DoD
Fri Mar 7, 2008 11:24 PM