Report Says Interior Dept. Failed to Secure Network - washingtonpost.com

The issue of computer security has been key in the Native Americans' class-action lawsuit. They have accused the government of mismanaging lands that Interior held in trust for them and of failing to adequately account for billions of dollars in royalties for mineral and grazing rights.

U.S. District Judge James Robertson ruled in August, after hearing from the Interior officials, that the Native Americans were entitled to $455 million, rather than the $47 billion they sought. That judgment is being appealed.

Report Says Interior Dept. Failed to Secure Network - washingtonpost.com