President Obama may be focused on implementing the massive $787 billion stimulus plan he signed earlier this week. But when the dust settles, he’ll have to address another $30 billion program that he inherited from the Bush administration: The so-called Comprehensive National Cyber Initiative (CNCI), an ambitious and expensive project designed to plug the holes that have led to uncountable breaches on government networks in recent years.Obama’s campaign promised to elevate cybersecurity to a new national priority and appoint a cyber-adviser that reports directly to the president. One month into his term, that hasn’t happened yet.
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Sketching Obama’s Cyberplans
President Obama may be focused on implementing the massive $787 billion stimulus plan he signed earlier this week. But when the dust settles, he’ll have to address another $30 billion program that he inherited from the Bush administration: The so-called Comprehensive National Cyber Initiative (CNCI), an ambitious and expensive project designed to plug the holes that have led to uncountable breaches on government networks in recent years.