House to propose moving U.S. cybersecurity effort efforts back to White Ho

[Judi Lynn]

Thursday, September 23, 2004


House to propose moving U.S. cybersecurity effort efforts back to White House

By Ted Bridis / AP Technology Writer

WASHINGTON -- The House will propose moving cybersecurity offices from the Department of Homeland Security to the White House as part of the intelligence reorganization, according to draft legislation obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. The bill, expected to be introduced Thursday, would place cybersecurity into the White House budget office.

The change reflects frustration among some Republican lawmakers about what they view as a lack of attention paid to cybersecurity by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Some technology companies also have expressed similar concerns, but industry lobbyists reacted cautiously Wednesday to the proposal.

“DHS deserves the opportunity to demonstrate its effectiveness before taking this step,” said Tom Galvin, a vice president at Verisign Inc., an information security firm. But he said he understood the frustration among some in the industry and in Congress.
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[punpirate]

1. Making it almost impossible...

... to exercise any Congressional oversight over the operation of the department.

Watch for more of this, as time goes by.

[JM]

2. More proof they don't know shit...

about what they are doing.

Apparently the House is oblivious to the fact that DHS has already admitted they don't know what they are doing when it comes to cyber security. This is why DHS has been paying a ton of money to groups like CMU's CERT. If I am not mistaken, CMU is the primary CERT for the U.S. but I could be wrong on that.

JM

[krkaufman]

3. Link?

[Judi Lynn]

4. Sorry, I forgot to post the link. Here it is:

http://www.detnews.com/2004/technology/0409/23/-282058.htm

Accident. Help! Sorry, again. :hi:

[krkaufman]

7. thx! n/t

[leetrisck]

5. My, oh, my - that's Richard's Clarke's

specialty - if you cross reference everything Clarke said in his book, it all turns out to be true - someone please point that out to bush and buddies.

[Name removed]

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