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Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOS

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-09-25 Cached

The Dutch government is developing an open-source alternative to Microsoft products through the DAWO community, aiming to enhance digital autonomy, security, and verifiability in public sector IT systems.

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US Customs supervisor busted for stealing hardware from Homeland Security PCs

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-09-13 Cached

A US Customs supervisor was arrested for stealing computer hardware from Homeland Security computers and trading it in for store credit, causing over $100,000 in damage.

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DDoS against Norwegian government IT infrastructure – status

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-08-03 Cached

En pågående DDoS-angrep mot norske offentlige tjenester har forårsaket ustabilitet og innloggingsproblemer i ID-porten, Altinn og flere andre Digdir-løsninger siden morgenen 3. august. Driftspartneren Vivicta jobber med avbøtende tiltak, og trafikken har vært på vei opp igjen, men noen tjenester er fortsatt rammet.

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Belgian politicians would rather risk treason charges than trust engineers

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-06-15 Cached

Belgian politicians prioritize outsourcing critical IT to US companies over empowering local engineers, despite new treason and state-secret laws that raise the stakes in case of geopolitical conflict.

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Some notes on how we ended up with Palantir & how to replace it

Bert Hubert ↗ · 2026-05-23 Cached

Bert Hubert explains why governments are heavily reliant on Palantir software, citing their exceptional hands-on integration support and accounting tricks that bundle consultant services with licenses, and calls for developing replacement software with European values.

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They Said It Would Cost $54M. We Said "No Thanks."

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-05-14 Cached

Alberta's Ministry of Infrastructure canceled a $54 million procurement to replace two legacy computer systems, opting for a more cost-effective approach after years of failed attempts and rising costs.

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