> Last I knew (a few years ago), security at places like the Whitehouse was
> handled by a specific company I know in Texas.
Minor nitpick: the White house's security is handled by lots
of people. It's a typical government type scene in which they have
dozens of cooks in the kitchen, each doing their own thing and nobody
is answerable to anyone else unless they want to be. Also, at any
given time, most of the people involved are consultants, who are being
asked to work gratis, with the promise of future business "down the
road" or future purchases. Of course, they either never get paid or
the products never get bought. I believe the guy you know in Texas
never got paid, and last time I had anything to do with security
there, much of the software was running on "evaluation" licenses
because nobody was actually willing to pay people for the work they
did or the software they provided. A constant ebb and flow of
consultants resulted, as the smart ones grew disillusioned and left
and the new ones, lured by white house fairy dust, came in.
There are lots of folks who've handled security in the
White house and most of 'em, if they were really there, will
start screaming and pulling their hair out, if you mention the
topic to them. Anyone you talk to who makes it sound like it was
exciting, interesting, or state of the art is a liar and a
charlatan.
mjr.
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