Topic: Michael Chertoff

Special Ops Against Foreign Servers?

Forbes - 660 days ago
Last October, Alexander Klimburg wrote a thought-provoking post at Intelfusion about problems with the US/Europe cybersecurity relationship, in which he wrote: " While the idea of the US Tomahawking a friendly European nation in order to shut down a hostile server remains ...

Hands off FEMA; upgrade IT

Federal Computer Week - 1158 days ago
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said that the Obama administration shouldn't carve the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from the Homeland Security Department and that DHS should continue to invest in information technology systems.. He disagreed with some suggestions that the next ...

Bush's Cyber Secrets Dilemma

Forbes - 1405 days ago
The government has plenty of money tagged to the Bush administration's classified Presidential Directive 54, the plan for shoring up the cyber defenses of the U.S. government. The need for private sector partnership was a new wrinkle in Department of Homeland Security ...

SC gets more time to comply with ID law

AP News - 1415 days ago
S.C. Granted More Time to Comply With New ID Standards; Maine Gets a New DeadlineSouth Carolina residents will continue to be able to use their driver's licenses to get on airplanes and into federal buildings, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday ...
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Seven Candidates Qualify for Secret Service Protection But Don't Have It

Crosswalk - 1482 days ago
The letter also states, "Since the Advisory Committee's last meeting, the [John] Edwards '08 Campaign has not renewed its request for Secret Service protection and no other presidential campaign or candidate has requested Secret Service protection. But neither the Department of Homeland ...

Sharp questions await Gonzales successor

AP News - 1631 days ago
Next Attorney General Nominee Could Face a Nasty Hearing From Skeptical DemocratsAttorney General Alberto Gonzales' replacement _ whoever that may be _ faces a potentially nasty Senate confirmation and a beleaguered Justice Department badly in need of leadership.Gonzales' resignation, announced Monday, cheered ...
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