"...the Secret Service is so plagued by computer-related issues, it invited the National Security Agency to formally review its IT systems." - - Costing taxpayers millions, no doubt - instead of hiring a handful of college students in their last last year of schooling who would do a comprehensive assessment probably for free just for the chance to be able to put the experience on their resumes. You absolutely got to love bureaucracy and the way governments operate. As for the story itself, I'm sure these people are less relevant today than before, I mean clearly if they can actually function with outdated technology, it just goes to show that they are not really at the forefront of anything.