> > the NCC shall conduct all Program activities in accordance with the Constitution and all other applicable laws and international obligations of the United States, including section 1030 of title 18, United States Code
> Huh? That section [1] is basically the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Yes, it's extremely relevant, but how precisely will they subcontract civilian companies to run "sustained cyber campaigns" and also claim those contractors will scrupulously obey the CFAA and never make any kind of unauthorized access or fraud?
> Either there's some trick that reconciles the conflict, or the companies can't do very much except get nice big taxpayer checks, or else they're going to break the law...
1 day ago, 71 pts, 20 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279951
To recycle part of a comment:
> > the NCC shall conduct all Program activities in accordance with the Constitution and all other applicable laws and international obligations of the United States, including section 1030 of title 18, United States Code
> Huh? That section [1] is basically the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Yes, it's extremely relevant, but how precisely will they subcontract civilian companies to run "sustained cyber campaigns" and also claim those contractors will scrupulously obey the CFAA and never make any kind of unauthorized access or fraud?
> Either there's some trick that reconciles the conflict, or the companies can't do very much except get nice big taxpayer checks, or else they're going to break the law...