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U.S. National Defense University Takes Systems Offline

Josh Rogin writes on FCW.com:

For the second time in two months, a major Defense Department educational institution has shut down its computer and e-mail systems. The National Defense University, located in Washington, D.C., is currently without Internet or e-mail while undergoing unspecified maintenance activities.

NDU is no longer connected to DOD networks and staff and students will be without service for two to four weeks, according to Dave Thomas, NDU’s director of public affairs. Thomas declined to comment on the reasons for the maintenance and could not confirm or deny whether there had been a recent network intrusion at NDU.

“I won’t acknowledge one way or the other security issues with the system,” he said.

posted by Fergie @ 12/19/2006 04:21:00 PM