[ga] Auctions - Other method problems

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All former DNSO GA members or other interested stakeholders/users.

Here is yet another example of why and how auction methods
fail and as a result cause confusion, are open to fraud, and
represent a clear and present danger to stakeholders/users.

"NY Times reports that eOffer, the government site
allowing on-line bids for contracting government computer services,
allowed viewing and modification of other contractor's corporate and
financial data." From the article: "The security flaw, which could have
permitted contractor fraud, was reported to the agency's inspector
general on Dec. 22, but almost three weeks passed before the system was
taken offline Wednesday afternoon. The General Services Administration
is the federal agency responsible for procuring equipment and services,
including computer security technology, making the lapse all the more
striking. 'This is the government entity responsible for letting
contracts for security,' said Mark Rasch, chief security counsel for
Solutionary, a security firm. 'Clearly the people who log in would know
about security.'"

See:  http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/13/technology/13secure.html

Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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