http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/us/21cyber.html?src=mv
So is it REALLY the military, or is it a subcontractor.
Because from what I understand the military no longer does it's own technical work, because it's to expensive to train because of the rapidly changing technology.
This stinks to high heaven and I hope someone is looking into it.
Posse Comentadas says this is a big time no no
The Obama administration has adopted new procedures for using the Defense Department’s vast array of cyberwarfare capabilities in case of an attack on vital computer networks inside the United States, delicately navigating historic rules that restrict military action on American soil.
Computer Security (Cybersecurity)The system would mirror that used when the military is called on in natural disasters like hurricanes or wildfires. A presidential order dispatches the military forces, working under the control of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Under the new rules, the president would approve the use of the military’s expertise in computer-network warfare, and the Department of Homeland Security would direct the work.
The rules were detailed in a memorandum of agreement signed in late September by Janet Napolitano, the secretary of homeland security, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, but they were not released until last week.
Robert J. Butler, the Pentagon’s deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy, said the memorandum was intended to cut through legal debates about the authority for operating domestically, and to focus on how best to respond to the threat of attack on critical computer networks.
Mr. Butler said teams of lawyers would watch for potential violations of civil liberties
