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arrow-up1185arrow-down1external-linkPentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US air force communications – reportwww.theguardian.com@MicroWave to News • 2 years agomessage-square18file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
Forbes reports claim that engineer at Arnold air force base in Tennessee had taken home government radio technologies
minus-square@MicroWaveOPlink22•2 years agoEveryone should to read the article because you can’t really summarize all the shit he did. WTF.
minus-squareFinnbotlink17•2 years agoMakes me wonder what the hell was going on over there. Guy clearly had a bit of a reputation so why was he allowed to just do whatever while people obviously suspected?
minus-square@InverseParallaxlink18•2 years agoInstitutions often reach a point where exposure of incompetence is considered a larger threat than actual incompetence. Large parts of our (and let’s be honest, most others too) military are way past that line, at least IMHO. If he’s exposed it might cost someone a promotion, best to try to cover it up until leadership in his chain is promoted to a different post.
Everyone should to read the article because you can’t really summarize all the shit he did. WTF.
Makes me wonder what the hell was going on over there. Guy clearly had a bit of a reputation so why was he allowed to just do whatever while people obviously suspected?
Institutions often reach a point where exposure of incompetence is considered a larger threat than actual incompetence.
Large parts of our (and let’s be honest, most others too) military are way past that line, at least IMHO.
If he’s exposed it might cost someone a promotion, best to try to cover it up until leadership in his chain is promoted to a different post.