Posted on 12/22/2009 9:04:47 AM PST by RGirard
WASHINGTON – The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate 80 percent of those critical systems.
Howard A. Schmidt, a former eBay and Microsoft executive, will become the government's cyber security coordinator, weathering a rocky selection process that dragged on for months, as others turned the job down.
In a letter posted on the White House web site Tuesday, John Brennan, assistant to President Barack Obama for homeland security and counterterrorism, said Schmidt will have regular access to the president and play a vital role in the country's security.
Schmidt's selection comes more than 10 months after Obama declared cyber security a priority and ordered a broad administration review.
A senior White House official said Obama was personally involved in the selection process and chose Schmidt because of his unique background and skills. Schmidt will have regular and direct access to the president for cyber security issues, the official said. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the selection process.
Obama released the findings of the cyber security review nearly seven months ago, vowing that the White House would name a cyber coordinator to deal with one of the "most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation."
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Which did he do later, eBay or Microsoft? eBay is a Linux house and Microsoft, well you know.
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From what I’ve heard, being qualified basically means a person wouldn’t take the job. Several high-profile people rejected the posibility because there’s no responsibility, no way to improve anything. You’re just the fall guy in case something goes wrong.
I'm feeling that old tingle!
lead the effort to shore up the country’s computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate 80 percent of those critical systems.>>>>>>>>>>>>
Know this:
1) ALL INTERNET COMMERCE IS ABOUT TO HAVE A FEDERAL SALES TAX IMPOSED
2) Censorship of named sites will be implimented
3) Certain individuals will be sentenced under new regs. , banned from the internet for life.
THese will include hackers, the civil di sobedient, and Obama political enemies.
Disclaimer: Unless the hacker hacks conservatives, and those engaged in civil disobedience do so against conservatives.
The last one is inviolate.
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