USDA unit bans browsers other than Internet Explorer
USDA unit bans browsers other than Internet Explorer
By Aliya Sternstein 08/19/2009
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.
An operations manager at USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service on Friday e-mailed a memo to CSREES employees that stated, “In keeping with the requirements of the Federal Desktop Core Configuration, all third-party browsers will be removed from customer workstations beginning Tuesday, Aug.18. Internet Explorer is the standard browser and will be maintained. Netscape, Google Chrome and Firefox will be removed.”