October 8th Cybersecurity Update – NSA Data Snags

Technical flaws are holding back the National Security Agency from deploying its gigantic new data center in Utah. The Wall Street Journal reports, for more than a year the facility has been hit by a series of fires and explosions caused by electrical arcing. In some instances, the jolts destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment. An N-S-A spokeswoman says the problem has been mitigated through testing. The Army Corps of Engineers oversees construction. A spokesman there says the contractor is fixing the problem. But that account is disputed by an independent Corps investigator. The data center covers a million square feet and has so far cost 1 point 4 billion dollars.

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