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13 hours ago ago from Government Tech | News | ITBusinessEdge.com
According to The Washington Post , the White House plans to name Howard A. Schmidt , who was a cyber adviser in President George W. Bush's White House, as President Obama's new cyber security coordinator. Schmidt will be charged with coordinating cyber security policy across the federal government. Before Schmidt served as special adviser for cyberspace security in the Bush White House from 2001 to 2003, he worked as chief security ...
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And this is good. Democratic leaders are hoping to pass healthcare reform before Christmas. And really, what better Christmas present could Obama give the country than the gift of not having to talk about healthcare anymore? – Jimmy Fallon President Obama says that Congress is very close to getting a new health care plan, but due to compromises, it won't include everything that everybody wants.' For instance, it covers everything except ...
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14 hours ago ago from Fedline
President Barack Obama will officially name Howard Schmidt, President Bush's former cybersecurity chief, as the White House cyber czar, the White House has confirmed. Schmidt spent about 18 months in the Bush administration, from December 2001 to May 2003, before returning to the private sector. He has also worked as Microsoft's chief security officer, and eBay's chief information officer; the White House says Schmidt's close ties with ...
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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 White House, will be Obama's new cybersecurity coordinator, an administration official said Monday night. Schmidt declined to ...
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Even in the 1920s, the economy had quite an effect on the holidays, starting with changes for the president and his family. In 1928 Herbert Hoover and his wife had done their holiday shopping in Rio de Janeiro and celebrated Christmas Day on a battleship traveling back from their good-will tour of Latin America. It was reported that in 1929 they were to celebrate very differently. Here are some of the aspects of the Hoovers' 1929 celebration: ...
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