Daniel Verton writes in Federal Computer Week . . .

The National Security Agency, the super-secret arm of the [US] Defense Department responsible for signals intelligence and information systems security, last week tapped Secure Computing Corp. to develop a secure version of the Linux operating system.

Linux . . . has been quietly gaining ground in the [US] government, taking over high-end technical and network missions at various agencies, including NASA and the Pentagon's various research laboratories.

NSA's contract with Secure Computing calls for the company to apply its patented Type Enforcement technology and develop a robust, highly secure Linux platform. The award furthers efforts by Secure Computing to pursue and acquire contracts that focus on providing enabling technologies to both the federal government infraructure as well as commercial electronic business applications.

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