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From Nextgov.com: USDA unit bans browsers other than Internet Explorer
An Agriculture Department agency has begun enforcing a policy banning the use of Web browsers other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer, to the surprise of employees who rely on other browsers, such as Mozilla's Firefox, to help in developing Web sites for public use.
COMMENTS
- As a webmaster, this is completely understandable. Greg Ewert Posted August 22, 2009 1:04 AM
- The Navy already does this, largely because most Navy web application software is designed for IE. Even Navy CHART (civilian jobs web application) doesn't work correctly with Firefox and other popular browsers. Would be nice if Uncle Sam remained neutral in the web browser war, eh? IT Specialist Posted August 21, 2009 9:43 AM
- What a bunch of “BS”, there should be an investigation into how much Micro$ “paid” to whoever was in charge of implementing this policy. John Jira Posted August 20, 2009 10:50 AM
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