http://fcw.com/articles/2009/08/05/web-obama-cyber-coordinator.aspx By Ben Bain FCW.com Aug 05, 2009 The resignation of Melissa Hathaway, the Obama administration’s acting senior director for cyberspace, has brought renewed scrutiny on the administration's effort to secure the online world. The news on Aug. 3 that Hathaway would be stepping aside on Aug. 21 came after months of speculation about whom President Barack Obama would pick to fill the permanent cyber coordinator position that he pledged in May to establish. That position remains vacant and some observers have been disappointed with the time it’s taken Obama to make his pick. Hathaway is not seeking the permanent role. James Lewis, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) technology and public policy program, said it’s not clear if there are any leading candidates for the job. The people the administration wants for the position don’t want the job, and the people who want the job, the administration doesn’t want, he said. The Washington Post cited an unidentified former government official as saying that 30 people had been interviewed for the position in an article Aug. 4 that featured comments from the outgoing Hathaway. The article quoted Hathaway as saying, "I wasn't willing to continue to wait any longer because I'm not empowered right now to continue to drive the change." [...] __________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Wed Aug 05 2009 - 23:31:13 PDT
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