Unauthorized access to this United States Government Computer System and software is prohibited by
Title 18, United States Code 1030. This statute states that: Whoever knowingly, or intentionally
accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access, and by means of such conduct,
obtains, alters, damages, destroys, or discloses information or prevents authorized use of (data or a
computer owned by or operated for) the Government of the United States shall be punished by a fine
under this title or imprisonment for not more than 10 years or both.
All activities on this system and network may be monitored, intercepted, recorded, read, copied, or
captured in any manner and disclosed in any manner, by authorized personnel. THERE IS NO RIGHT
OF PRIVACY IN THIS SYSTEM. System personnel may give to law enforcement officials any potential
evidence of crime found on USDA computer systems. USE OF THIS SYSTEM BY ANY USER,
AUTHORIZED OR UNAUTHORIZED,CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THIS MONITORING, INTERCEPTION,
RECORDING, READING, COPYING OR CAPTURING AND DISCLOSURE. REPORT UNAUTHORIZED
USE TO AN INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY OFFICER.
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