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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 » Chertoff Outlines Priorities For Remaining Term7. May 2008 by Dan Verton.
Urges Americans, Lawmakers to Avoid Complacency May 7, 2008 WASHINGTON — Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, speaking last night to a gathering of intelligence and national security experts in Washington, D.C., warned Americans and lawmakers that if complacency is allowed to replace serious discussions of real threats ”we are doomed to repeat history” — a clear reference to the 9/11 attacks and the investigation into the intelligence community’s failure to uncover the plot. Speaking to the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, an organization of government and industry intelligence professionals dedicated to education and debate of national security issues, Chertoff outlined his prioities for the Department of Homeland Security for the remaining 9 months of the Bush administration. Among those priorities, Chertoff said, are continuing the department’s support for secure travel documentation and the transformation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, preparing a transition team and established doctrine for the new administration, and rolling out a new cyber security initiative that in part would task the intelligence community with helping to defend federal computer networks against criminal hackers and foreign espionage operations. Posted in DHS Watch, Editor's Notes | Print | 1 Comment » | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||