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Following the action as Federal Cybersecurity requirements start falling into place. Researched and assembled by Mary Fetherolf, President, Oak Street Associates, Inc.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Overview: Information and Communications Enhancement (ICE) Act, May 2009
Sponsorship:
Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.)
All Bill Actions as of April 29, 2009
To be introduced May 5, 2009.
Content of the Bill
· Places a federal "cyber office" directly below the president
· The National Office for Cyberspace would coordinate cybersecurity response between the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense (DoD), the National Security Agency and the private sector
· Follows comments made by Melissa Hathaway, President Barack Obama's acting senior director for cyberspace, calling for the centralization of cybersecurity authority directly under the White House. She stated efforts to defend citizens and networks against cyberattacks are a "fundamental responsibility of our government" during her keynote address last week at RSA Conference 2009 in San Francisco.
· The ICE Act would also be introduced under the pall created by the data breach of the DoD's $300 billion dollar Joint Strike Fighter program and the U.S. Air Force's air traffic control system.
Commentary
· The ranking member of the U.S. Senate's Homeland Security Committee, Susan Collins (R-Maine), today 4/28 raised questions about recent calls for a direct White House role in coordinating national cybersecurity affairs. At a hearing this morning 4/28 on strategies for securing cyberspace, Collins said that putting the White House in charge would make it harder for Congress to exercise needed oversight over critical cyber policies and budgets.
Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.)
All Bill Actions as of April 29, 2009
To be introduced May 5, 2009.
Content of the Bill
· Places a federal "cyber office" directly below the president
· The National Office for Cyberspace would coordinate cybersecurity response between the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense (DoD), the National Security Agency and the private sector
· Follows comments made by Melissa Hathaway, President Barack Obama's acting senior director for cyberspace, calling for the centralization of cybersecurity authority directly under the White House. She stated efforts to defend citizens and networks against cyberattacks are a "fundamental responsibility of our government" during her keynote address last week at RSA Conference 2009 in San Francisco.
· The ICE Act would also be introduced under the pall created by the data breach of the DoD's $300 billion dollar Joint Strike Fighter program and the U.S. Air Force's air traffic control system.
Commentary
· The ranking member of the U.S. Senate's Homeland Security Committee, Susan Collins (R-Maine), today 4/28 raised questions about recent calls for a direct White House role in coordinating national cybersecurity affairs. At a hearing this morning 4/28 on strategies for securing cyberspace, Collins said that putting the White House in charge would make it harder for Congress to exercise needed oversight over critical cyber policies and budgets.
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