Critical Description of problem:
If you create a policy with a dot in its name (like "foo.bar"), its root status will not be updated for a long while (if ever).
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
All of them 
How reproducible:
Very
Steps to Reproduce:
- Make a policy named "foo.bar"
- Observe that it doesn't work
- ...
Actual results:
No status on the root policy
Expected results:
A status on the root policy
