http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090206_8235.php By Jill R. Aitoro NextGov 02/06/2009 The White House plans to announce as early as Monday that Melissa Hathaway, top cybersecurity adviser to the director of national intelligence, will oversee a 60-day review of federal cybersecurity efforts, after which she will likely be offered the position of cyber czar, a position President Obama promised to create while campaigning, an intelligence official confirmed on Friday. Hathaway, who serves as the cyber coordination executive at ODNI and was senior adviser to former Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell, will leave ODNI for 60 days to conduct the review of overall cyber organization and strategy in the federal government, said multiple sources with inside knowledge of the appointment. Hathaway will lead the review with the National Security Council, the president's principle forum for considering national security and foreign policy issues with senior advisers and Cabinet officials. The council also helps coordinate policies among federal agencies. "She will review short-term problems of cybersecurity that need immediate fixing," said an intelligence official that asked not to be named. When asked whether she will be offered the highly anticipated position of cyber czar, he said "probably so." [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books & More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Sun Feb 08 2009 - 22:17:47 PST
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