The Pentagon is considering whether to create a new cyber-command that would oversee government efforts to protect the military’s computer networks and would also assist in protecting the civilian government networks, the head of the National Security Agency said yesterday.The new command would be headquartered at Fort Meade, the NSA’s director, Lt. Gen. Keith B. Alexander, told the House Armed Services terrorism subcommittee.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050504342.htmlWitnesses say coordination lacking against cyberattacks
A panel of defense information technology and intelligence officials told a House Armed Services panel Tuesday that it will take a tightly coordinated team effort by the military, the other federal agencies and the private sector to secure the nation’s vital information networks from cyberattack. But, they conceded, there are no plans or processes in place to ensure that unified effort.
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