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Dell Streak 5 is first Pentagon-approved Android phone
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article published on 1 November, 2011
The Pentagon has finally decided on its first secure Android device, and its a defunct one.
Dell's now defunct Streak 5 smartphone is now certified for secure unclassified communications.
The Defense Information System Agency (DISA) began working with Dell a year ago to certify the device to provide to personnel.
Unfortunately for those personnel, the device is no longer supported ... [ read the full article ]
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llongtheD
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2. November 2011 @ 00:43 |
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And we wonder how "insurgents" can hack into live feeds from predator drones? Always a day late and a dollar short I guess, as far as the government is concerned. Dell has been courting local, state, and federal government since they started manufacturing PC's, so not too surprising.
Instead of a government of the people by the people, it's a government of the corporation, by the corporation.
If your fish seems sick, put it back in the water.
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2. November 2011 @ 04:06 |
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So incredibly dumb...they certify the device instead of the software? This is why the predator drones were approved in spite of the fact that there were no passwords and open source applications existed to monitor their cameras even before they were built.
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carryone
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2. November 2011 @ 04:27 |
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This means the Dell Streak 5 is to be the official phone of the US government. I didn't know the US gov't. is supposed to endorse stuff. What the heck is this?
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2. November 2011 @ 04:36 |
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Originally posted by carryone:
This means the Dell Streak 5 is be the official phone of the US government. I didn't know the US gov't. is supposed to endorse stuff. What the heck is this?
Microsoft Office is the official office suite of the US government...without bidding or a security review.
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carryone
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2. November 2011 @ 04:57 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by carryone:
This means the Dell Streak 5 is to be the official phone of the US government. I didn't know the US gov't. is supposed to endorse stuff. What the heck is this?
Microsoft Office is the official office suite of the US government...without bidding or a security review.
Oh. Are we sure there was no bidding done?
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2. November 2011 @ 06:05 |
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Originally posted by carryone:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by carryone:
This means the Dell Streak 5 is to be the official phone of the US government. I didn't know the US gov't. is supposed to endorse stuff. What the heck is this?
Microsoft Office is the official office suite of the US government...without bidding or a security review.
Oh. Are we sure there was no bidding done?
Yes...because OpenOffice successfully sued for the fact that they were not given a chance to bid. If they had been given a chance, then their price of FREE would have won the bid.
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carryone
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2. November 2011 @ 11:29 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by carryone:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by carryone:
This means the Dell Streak 5 is to be the official phone of the US government. I didn't know the US gov't. is supposed to endorse stuff. What the heck is this?
Microsoft Office is the official office suite of the US government...without bidding or a security review.
Oh. Are we sure there was no bidding done?
Yes...because OpenOffice successfully sued for the fact that they were not given a chance to bid. If they had been given a chance, then their price of FREE would have won the bid.
Hahahahaha Too bad for the US gov't. And now OpenOffice is acquired by Oracle.
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Hopium
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2. November 2011 @ 12:19 |
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Originally posted by carryone:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by carryone:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by carryone:
This means the Dell Streak 5 is to be the official phone of the US government. I didn't know the US gov't. is supposed to endorse stuff. What the heck is this?
Microsoft Office is the official office suite of the US government...without bidding or a security review.
Oh. Are we sure there was no bidding done?
Yes...because OpenOffice successfully sued for the fact that they were not given a chance to bid. If they had been given a chance, then their price of FREE would have won the bid.
Hahahahaha Too bad for the US gov't. And now OpenOffice is acquired by Oracle.
libreoffice
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llongtheD
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4. November 2011 @ 01:00 |
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Originally posted by carryone:
This means the Dell Streak 5 is to be the official phone of the US government. I didn't know the US gov't. is supposed to endorse stuff. What the heck is this?
Have you ever heard of crony capitalism? Basically Dell's "friends" in Washington got the taxpayers to buy their failed device.
If your fish seems sick, put it back in the water.
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