Soundbytes: Hackers, Deal-Cutters and the Emperor

A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.

On Hackers Will Soon Want Your Car

Don't you think that terrorists could use this technology? What about a virus that they could send out to a massive number of cars during the height of rush hour causing a drastic calamity? Read more from Mike

Terrific -- now we have new crimes to worry about in the brave new world. An anonymous voice on the phone to your wife: "We've remotely driven your husband's car to an unoccupied area. Pay us $20,000 in 24 hours or he'll stay locked inside until he dies." From Henry Bowman

On VA plans to build an Agent Orange disability claims system

Don't count your money until you have it in your hands. There are a lot of pitfalls to be expected until then. Nothing has been written in stone yet. From Jim

Blue water vets (meaning those who were stationed aboard a vessel off shore are not eligible. However, file a claim and let the VA tell you you are not entitled...you never know! Read more from Francis

On Bush White House failed to archive most emails for 21 days

Perhaps during that time the Bush administration did not want the public to know how many deals our government was cutting with China and India to help their banking industryand destroy FDIC. Read more from Governent Employee

the most surprising part of this story to me is how there is enough data to show that 83 percent of e-mails in this 21 day period were not archived. That's more disclosure and data than I would have expected was available and is encouraging in and of itself. Read more from Government Employee

On NASA security chief orders bold change to secure networks

Law didn't change. NASA is above the law apparently. From Meander

NIST isn't the problem here. Poor implementation at the agency is. I hope Davis can explain his disregard for OMB and the Law to GAO or his IG. Read more from jack

Finally, someone says it out loud: "Emperor NIST has no clothes!" Only a Nixon could go to China, only a NASA could stand up to NIST. Read more from runner315