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Archive for May 2008Coming Soon on HSTV9. May 2008 by Dan Verton.
Ridge on Risk Management Dan Verton followed the nation’s first Secretary of Homeland Security to a government-only presentation at the Lexis-Nexis Government Users Conference and sat down with one of his top advisors to bring you this 5-part series. Starts May 19 and runs all week. Homeland Security Television. Watch the trailer Now Posted in Editor's Notes | Print | No Comments » More On The Cool Aid Generals8. May 2008 by Dan Verton.
Memo to the media: Have you hosted on air the person who told Rumsfeld at military analyst meeting, “You are the leader. You are our guy”? Summary: In an audio recording of an April 18, 2006, Pentagon meeting attended by several media military analysts, one of the attendees tells then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that he would “personally love” for Rumsfeld “to take the offensive, to just go out there and just crush these people so that when we go on, we’re — forgive me — we’re parroting, but it’s what has to be said. It’s what we believe in, or we would not be saying it.” He adds: “And we’d love to be following our leader, as indeed you are. You are the leader. You are our guy.” Will media outlets try to determine if they have hosted the speaker? Posted in Gloabl War on Terror, Media Misrepresentations, Editor's Notes | Print | 1 Comment » LANGEVIN AIMS TO CLOSE HOMELAND CYBER GAPS8. May 2008 by Dan Verton.
WARWICK, R.I. – Congressman Jim Langevin yesterday introduced the Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008 (H.R. 5983), a bill designed to improve the cybersecurity posture of the Department of Homeland Security. “The security of our Federal and critical infrastructure networks is an issue of national security and one that I have worked on for several years now,” said Congressman Jim Langevin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology. “Through my many cyber hearings it has become clear that an organization is only as strong as the integrity and reliability of the information that it keeps. Therefore we must make cybersecurity a national priority.” This legislation represents a critical step toward improving the cybersecurity posture at the Department of Homeland Security by addressing two key issues: ensuring a robust defense-in-depth of our information systems, and holding individuals at all levels accountable for mitigating vulnerabilities. Posted in Congress Watch, Cyber Security | Print | 1 Comment » |