http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101020_5558.php
Here comes a Katrina cluster fuck.
Note how Homeland Security is now protecting financial institutions.
Except they don't know what they're doing or how they're going to do it.
But hey it's all right, they have some corporate talent to help out.
Hell we can afford it, even though the last time the corporation of America went bankrupt was in 2005.
Kinda convenient that bankruptcy rules changed that year to isn't it?
Perhaps a little leverage on the deal?
Oh you didn't know we went bankrupt again?
I'll fill you in on it on Sunday.
It's one of those stories that never makes the papers, for good reason, because they don't want you to think their inept or something and you will when you hear the conditions.
The good news is, that "WE" can change it.
A senior Pentagon official Wednesday downplayed the need to define clear lines of authority for federal agencies involved in combating cybersecurity threats, saying the emphasis has shifted toward having agencies work more closely together
"People get focused on the authorities. In spite of the authorities, we've got problems," said Robert Butler, who left Computer Sciences Corp. last year to become the deputy assistant Defense secretary in charge of cyber policy.
During a breakfast with reporters, Butler said the administration has been shifting its focus toward determining what it wants agencies to accomplish, rather than first defining the lines of authority
Butler acknowledged that much work remains to define operational roles and responsibilities of both agencies. For now, he said, a major goal is improving "situational awareness," or the ability to know when networks are under attack and, when possible, where an attack is coming from.
He said protecting privately owned critical infrastructure networks, such those of electrical companies and financial institutions, is "clearly" the responsibility of DHS. But he did not rule out a role for DoD in protecting those networks. DHS could request assistance from the Pentagon if needed, he said
