IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
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ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, et al., ) 
Plaintiffs, 
v. 
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GALE A. NORTON, Secretary of the ) 
Interior, et al., 
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Defendants. 
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NOTICE OF FILING OF "FOURTH REPORT CARD ON COMPUTER SECURITY 
AT FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES" DATED DECEMBER 9, 2003, 
PUBLISHED BY SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION 
POLICY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND THE CENSUS, 
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
On December 9, 2003, the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Government Reform, United States 
House of Representatives, released its "Fourth Report Card on Computer Security at Federal 
Department and Agencies." ("Congressional Report Card") Exhibit A.1 
The Congressional Report Card rates government agencies and departments based upon 
agency and Inspectors General's reports2 submitted in compliance with the Federal Information 
1 Also available on the Internet at http://reform.house.gov/TIPRC/Hearings/ 
EventSingle.aspx?EventID=652. The Congressional Report Card is based upon data collected 
prior to the submission of the reports and does not accurately reflect the status of the Department 
of Interior information technology systems today (for instance, more systems have been certified 
and accredited since the reports were submitted OMB and Congress). Interior continues to work 
with the OMB and the subcommittee concerning their evaluations of Interior's progress in 
meeting the FISMA requirements. 
2 The two reports upon which the Department of Interior's Congressional Report 
Card score contain sensitive security information but can be provided to the Court under seal if 
requested. These two reports contain the Department of Interior's detailed assessment of its 
information technology security status. 
Case No. 1:96CV01285 
(Judge Lamberth)
Security Management Act ("FISMA") and the Government Information Security Reform 
provisions ("GISRA") contained in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2001. The Report 
Card gives the Department of the Interior, as a whole, a "F" grade; however, the 2003 numerical 
score of 43 is an improvement over the 2002 numerical score of 37. (Grades prior to this year 
were based upon GISRA while the 2003 grade is based upon FISMA).3 
Respectfully submitted, 
ROBERT D. McCALLUM, JR. 
Associate Attorney General 
PETER D. KEISLER 
Assistant Attorney General 
STUART E. SCHIFFER 
Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
J. CHRISTOPHER KOHN 
Director 
/s/ Sandra P. Spooner 
SANDRA P. SPOONER 
D.C. Bar No. 261495 
Deputy Director 
JOHN T. STEMPLEWICZ 
Senior Trial Counsel 
GLENN D. GILLETT 
Trial Attorney 
Commercial Litigation Branch 
Civil Division 
P.O. Box 875 
Ben Franklin Station 
Washington, D.C. 20044-0875 
(202) 514-7162 
3 The scores for the Department of Interior from 2000 to the present are 17, 48, 37 
and 43 respectively. 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
I hereby certify that, on December 10, 2003 the foregoing Notice of Filing of 
“Fourth Report Card on Computer Security at Federal Departments and Agencies” 
Dated December 9, 2003, Published by Subcommittee on Technology, Information 
Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and The Census, United States House of 
Representatives was served by Electronic Case Filing, and on the following who is not 
registered for Electronic Case Filing, by facsimile: 
Earl Old Person (Pro se) 
Blackfeet Tribe 
P.O. Box 850 
Browning, MT 59417 
Fax (406) 338-7530 
/s/ Kevin P. Kingston 
Kevin P. Kingston 
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