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Thread ID: 101417	2009-07-14 18:23:00	Nothing's For Nothing When Everything's Gotta Cost Something.	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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791640	2009-07-14 18:23:00	Secretary of State Hillary ("The Pillory") Clinton at an (pardon the oxy-thing here) "Senate Intelligence Committee Town-Hall Meeting" - with a Kennedy on the throne: QUESTION: Can you please let the staff use an alternative web browser called Firefox? I just — (applause) — I just moved to the State Department from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and was surprised that State doesn't use this browser . It was approved for the entire intelligence community, so I don't understand why State can't use it . It's a much safer program . Thank you . (Applause . ) SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, apparently, there's a lot of support for this suggestion . (Laughter . ) I don't know the answer . Pat, do you know the answer? (Laughter . ) UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: The answer is at the moment, it's an expense question . We can -- SECRETARY CLINTON: It's free . (Laughter . ) UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Nothing is free . (Laughter . ) It's a question of the resources to manage multiple systems . It is something we're looking at . And thanks to the Secretary, there is a significant increase in the 2010 budget request that's pending for what is called the Capital Investment Fund, by which we fund our information technology operations . With the Secretary's continuing pushing, we're hoping to get that increase in the Capital Investment Fund . And with those additional resources, we will be able to add multiple programs to it . Yes, you're correct; it's free, but it has to be administered, the patches have to be loaded . It may seem small, but when you're running a worldwide operation . . . you're caught in the terrible bind of triage of trying to get the most out that you can, but knowing you can't do everything at once . See - "free" in the gvt means somebody's gotta pay - sumpthin' . Obfuscation however, is always gratis .	SurferJoe46 (51)
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