Most engineers know there are many ways to hide malicious code and design within architecture. Yet, most subscribe to an engineering code of ethics, the thought of such a betrayal analgous to a Medical Doctor using their skills to commit murder.
Yet in terms of policy is our Government undervaluing the national loyalty of most US citizen engineers? Are they enabling U.S. Scientists, Technologists, Engineers and Mathematicians to use their skills in support of infrastructure that is within the national interest?
Software has become the central ingredient of the information age, increasing productivity, facilitating the storage and transfer of information, and enabling functionality in almost every realm of human endeavor. However, as it improves the Department of Defense’s (DoD) capability, it increases DoDs dependency. Each year the Department of Defense depends more on software for its administration and for the planning and execution of its missions. This growing dependency is a source of weakness exacerbated by the mounting size, complexity and interconnectedness of its software programs. It is only a matter of time before an adversary exploits this weakness at a critical moment in history.
You might have noticed on the left blogs right now, we have front page posts on immigration, illegal immigration that is.
All it takes to write one of these stories is this easy to follow recipe:
Start with the word xenophobic and then sprinkle around racism accusations, name call a few people bigots, finally add a few rips on Lou Dobbs and stir until the terms illegal and legal dissolve.
Pour liberally over Democrats. Repeat.
Soon you will have a drunken populace who believe that to be a Democrat, you have to subscribe to policy that amounts to no immigration policy at all. Democrats cower in fear of being labeled one of those nasty racist xenophobes which they personal abhore, pressured to join in the mantra, just to be considered cool and hip.
Now who thinks this is a play straight out of Karl Rove’s playbook?
Watch a Washington State Governor utter blatant falsehoods on the current state of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics labor market as well as pretty much dismiss out of hand someone speaking up who clearly has the career qualifications in a town hall meeting.
