Re: Americans: that clueless cretin you elected just killed the CVE program :-(

On 2025-04-16, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:

On 4/16/2025 8:17 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:

Read for yourself:
 
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/homeland_security_funding_for_cve/

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As has happened many times before then they changed their mind:
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https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/04/cisa-extends-mitre-backed-cve-contract-hours-its-lapse/404601/
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Just seen that on The Register thank goodness. Looks like someone has
just privately given the Orange One a really good kick up the backside.

Of course, now that I have called him a clueless cretin in public means
I am now unlikely to be allowed into the US (_if_ I ever wanted to go now).

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I would hope that they have better criteria than whether you like Trump
or not.
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I'm afraid not. :-(

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-academic-denied-entry-united-states-donald-trump-personal-opinion-messages/

Simon.

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