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Post by avordvet on Apr 15, 2011 13:39:45 GMT -5
White House draft bill expands DHS cyber responsibilitiesApril 14, 2011 - 4:08pm, WFED's Jason Miller on the Federal Drive Under a White House plan, the Homeland Security Department will have far-reaching oversight over all civilian agency computer networks. The proposal would codify much of the administration's memo from July 2010 expanding DHS's cyber responsibilities for civilian networks. The White House, however, is taking those responsibilities further, according to a source familiar with the document. The administration drafted a legislative proposal to give DHS many, if not all, of the same authorities for the .gov networks that the Defense Department has for the .mil networks. Federal News Radio recently viewed a draft copy of the legislative proposal. "I have to question why the Executive branch is writing legislation," said the source, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about it. "This is not a proposal or white paper like the White House usually sends to Capitol Hill. This is the actual legislation." The source said the 100-page document is going through interagency review. DHS sent the document around to agencies late last Friday and asked for comments by Monday. The source said few agencies had time to take a hard look at the document, especially in light of the possible government shutdown. Sources on Capitol Hill and in government confirmed the White House is working on such a proposal. A DHS spokesman said the agency doesn't comment on pending legislation... Read More: federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=35&sid=2345684
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Post by 2ncrca on Apr 15, 2011 14:45:33 GMT -5
More provocation? Great... All in the name of securing government websites and networks...Sure, that's the ticket.
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Post by hefferman1 on Apr 16, 2011 10:15:37 GMT -5
One step closer to a shooting war, because that is our freedom of speech they are moving against.
That is one of the lines in the sand.
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