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New Cyber-Czar Announced

14 hours ago ago from Blight Watch

The Obama Administration has just announced the appointment of a to oversee federal cybersecurity across the entire national government, and his name is Howard A. Schmidt who previously worked for the Bush Administration in a similar capacity. This is not entirely surprising, since combatting cyber-criminals is not exactly what you would call a goal. No matter what party you hew towards, I think we can all agree that the protection of the ...

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rehire from the same toxic pond…

11 hours ago ago from BuelahMan\'s Redstate Revolt

Obama to name Howard Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator By Ellen NakashimaWashington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 22, 2009 Seven months after President Obama vowed to personally select an adviser to orchestrate the government's strategy for protecting computer systems, the White House will name a former Bush administration official to the job Tuesday. Howard A. Schmidt, who was a cyber-adviser in President George W. Bush's ...

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Harkin Treads the Line

9 hours ago ago from Talking Points Memo

Harkin: I thought White House was lobbying for the Public Option. Guess I was wrong .

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Surprised

23 hours ago ago from Talking Points Memo

Sen. Harkin says he's surprised to hear Sen. Lieberman's claim that the White House didn't lobby him on the Public Option.

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The President Got His H1N1 Flu Shot and the Photo Proof is on Flickr

11 hours ago ago from Clinical Cases and Images - Blog - Medical news and social media: the blog of ClinicalCases.org

A White House nurse prepares to administer the H1N1 vaccine to President Barack Obama at the White House on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza) (public domain). The photo is from the official White House Flickr channel which provides an unprecedented access to photos of the President and his staff - all of them free for use and in the public domain. Check some of the comments under the photo: OK you are ...

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Obama names Howard Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator

6 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Tech

Seven months after President Obama vowed to personally select an adviser to orchestrate the government's strategy for protecting computer systems, the White House on Tuesday tapped a former Bush administration official for the job. Howard A. Schmidt, who was a cyber-adviser in President George W. Bush's White House, will be Obama's new cybersecurity coordinator, an administration official said Monday night. A letter announcing the ...

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Obama to Name Chief of Cybersecurity

21 hours ago ago from The New York Times

Nearly seven months after highlighting the vulnerability of banking, energy and communications systems to Internet attacks, the White House on Tuesday is expected to name a technology industry veteran to coordinate competing efforts to improve the nation's cybersecurity in both military and civilian life. White House photo by Lawrence Jackson President Obama last week with Howard A. Schmidt, who is expected to be named on ...

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