http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/13/key-cybersecurity-staff-quit/ By Shaun Waterman THE WASHINGTON TIMES August 13, 2009 The resignation last week of two of the government's top cybersecurity officials has raised questions about President Obama's much-touted effort to fix policy for defending the nation's computer networks. Officials say the decisions by Melissa Hathaway of the National Security Council and Mischel Kwon of the Department of Homeland Security are not related, but some observers have linked them to suggest the White House is faltering in its effort to implement a new cybersecurity strategy and appoint a high-level national coordinator for the issue. Rep. Bennie Thompson, Mississippi Democrat, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said in a statement he was "troubled with the apparent loss of momentum on cyber-security, an issue that is critical to our national and economic security." Former officials said the resignations, though their timing was coincidental, were indicative of the strain on top cybersecurity staff. "This says a lot about the barriers and negative job conditions that cyber-security professionals within the U.S. government face," said former Department of Energy cybersecurity official Eugene Schultz in an e-mail posting for the SANS Institute, an industry nonprofit that does research and education on computer security. [...] ________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Fri Aug 14 2009 - 02:21:59 PDT
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