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From: Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP>
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Subject: Re: Americans: that clueless cretin you elected just killed the CVE program :-(
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:58:54 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-04-16, Arne Vajh�j <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/
>
> As has happened many times before then they changed their mind:
>
> https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/04/cisa-extends-mitre-backed-cve-contract-hours-its-lapse/404601/
>

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).
>
> I would hope that they have better criteria than whether you like Trump
> or not.
>

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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