Senate bill 3254
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Bill in Congress Targets NSA's Accumulo Open Source Project
Kathleen Hickey | Government Computer News | July 20, 2012
A new bill on Capitol Hill could have far reaching implications for government use and development of open source platforms – potentially requiring all open source projects to “prove adequate industry support and diversification.”
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Senate puts brakes on NSA Accumulo Project that mimics Google
Cade Metz | Wired | July 17, 2012
But the NSA also saw the database as something that could improve security across the federal government — and beyond. Last September, the agency open sourced its Google mimic, releasing the code as the Accumulo project. It’s a common open source story — except that the Senate Armed Services Committee wants to put the brakes on the project. Read More »
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