Rapid Fire Sept. 18, 2013: Rapidgate Access Control System Under Review
- The Pentagon’s Inspector General released a report [PDF] on the US Navy’s commercial access control (NCACS / Rapidgate). This system will come under heavy scrutiny in the wake of the killing of a dozen people last Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. Aaron Alexis, the shooter who was himself killed at the scene, was a subcontractor and former Navy reservist whose track record should probably have raised red flags.
Bohemian Gravity. “So we need 10 dimensions and I’ll tell you why!” And his Masters’ Thesis [Goog Doc], for those of you who have the chops. All from Canada, eh!