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screwed up info on -- DARPA denies story Re: Grant for OpenBSD...
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 09:01:07 -0400
Dave is the reporter who wrote the original story Dave ------ Forwarded Message From: David Akin <david () davidakin com> Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 08:46:51 -0400 To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] DARPA denies story Re: Grant for OpenBSD... Well, somebody's got their stories screwed up unless it's normal to be told by DARPA to stop work in mid-project while it 'reviews' your funding.
Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments By Matthew Fordahl, Associated Press, 4/18/2003 18:48
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Late Friday, DARPA spokeswoman Jan Walker said the project was under review. ''As part of our standard process, we are reviewing and evaluating the work now being done and proposed to be done in the future,'' she said in an e-mailed statement. ''We're sorry if this review process has been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work.'' Smith declined to comment on the matter and referred calls to DARPA.
Here's Smith's e-mail to the project team (POSSE is the name of the Upenn research project for which the grant was awarded: Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 16:18:49 EDT From: "Jonathan M. Smith" <jms () central cis upenn edu> Penn has been contacted by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective today, 4/17/03. This means: 1. All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY. 2. No travel or equipment may be charged against POSSE. 3. Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per our contractual requirements with the government. I am sorry to tell you that POSSE is over. --------- David Akin CTV News The Globe and Mail Office: 416.313.2503 Mobile: 416.528.3819 ----- Full contact details at: http://www.davidakin.com ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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