[development] Certify Drupal for use in Government (US) Projects

[Gerhard Killesreiter]

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Jon Saints schrieb:

> On a recent project for the US government, half way through the
> development process, our work was stopped by a government security
> review which said that Drupal (and open source software in general)
> is not suitable for use in government projects that house personal
> information due to security concerns.

Just out of interest: What kind of information are we talking about?
Tax numbers, bank accounts?

[...]

> I notice other governments around the world are using Drupal with great
> success and savings to citizens:
> http://buytaert.net/new-zealand-government-using-drupal

Seems like a showcase site only.

Cheers,
	Gerhard
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