For anyone who hasn't already, check out http://csrc.nist.gov. There is a ton of groovy government info on such things as: Computer Systems Security and Privacy Board NIST pubs and letters Privacy forum archives RISK forum archives Software Unix security info Secure internet connections Crypto module validation Secure hash standard NBS data encryption Key escrow Computer security roles in NIST and the NSA Secure telephone terminals Too much other info to be listed!!! Also, you can access them by ftp@ csrc.nist.gov, or access their BBS. (cs-bbs.nist.gov) Have fun. Remember, Big Brother is watching!