Obama's cyber security czar quits!
WASHINGTON (PNN) - August 4, 2009 - The White House's acting cybersecurity czar announced her resignation Monday, in a setback to the illegitimate Obama regime's efforts to further control the computer networks critical to national security and the global economy.
The resignation of Melissa Hathaway, Barack Obama's choice to monitor the nation's online security, is a blow for the bogus regime, which had made the position a priority.
The resignation highlights the difficulty the White House has had following through on its cybersecurity effort. Illegitimate President Barack Obama first outlined his cybersecurity plans in a high-profile speech May 29, announcing his intention to create a top White House cybersecurity post - a position he has yet to fill.
Melissa Hathaway, who completed the illegitimate Obama regime's cybersecurity review in April, said in an interview that she was leaving for personal reasons. "It's time to pass the torch," she said, adding that she and her colleagues have provided an "initial down payment for what's needed to start to address cybersecurity."
In the past year, intelligence officials have grown increasingly concerned about Chinese and Russian cyberspies surveilling U.S. infrastructure and military networks.
People familiar with the matter said Ms. Hathaway has been "spinning her wheels" in the White House, where the illegitimate president's economic advisers sought to marginalize her politically.
Cybersecurity is "a major priority for the (bogus) president," White House spokesman Nicholas Shapiro said, adding that the regime is "pursuing a new comprehensive approach to securing Amerika's digital infrastructure." In the search to fill the top cyber post, "the (illegitimate) president is personally committed to finding the right person for this job, and a rigorous selection process is well underway," he said.
Ms. Hathaway had initially been considered a leading contender to fill the cyber post permanently. She lost favor with the illegitimate president's economic team after she said it should consider options for regulating some private-sector entities to ensure they secure their networks, said cybersecurity specialists familiar with the discussions. Being a holdover from the Bush regime didn't help either, they said.
Acting cybersecurity czar Melissa Hathaway finished a policy review for the White House in April.
In February, the White House tapped Ms. Hathaway, a senior intelligence official who had launched President George W. Bush's cybersecurity initiative, to lead a 60-day cybersecurity policy review. Ms. Hathaway completed her review in April, but the White House spent another 60 days debating the wording of her report and how to structure the White House cyber post. National Economic Adviser Larry Summers argued forcefully that his team should have a say in the work of the new cyber official.
The result was a cybersecurity official who would report both to the National Security Council and the National Economic Council. Supporters said that arrangement would cement cybersecurity as a critical security and economic issue; detractors said it would require the new official to please too many masters and would accomplish little.
Cybersecurity experts inside and outside the government heralded Obama's May 29 speech, but since then, several people have turned down offers for the job.
"It's almost like the system has become paralyzed," said Tom Kellermann, a former World Bank cybersecurity official who served on a commission whose work influenced the White House's cyber planning.
In recent weeks, new front-runners have emerged, including former Clinton assistant defense secretary Franklin Kramer, and Howard Schmidt, a former top security officer at eBay Inc., who has served on several presidential cybersecurity panels. Mr. Kramer didn't respond to a request for comment, and Mr. Schmidt couldn't respond because he was traveling, said a spokeswoman.
Ms. Hathaway said she took her name out of the running two weeks ago. "I finished what they asked me to do," she said, noting she has set up and staffed the bulk of the cybersecurity office.
The resignation of Melissa Hathaway, Barack Obama's choice to monitor the nation's online security, is a blow for the bogus regime, which had made the position a priority.
The resignation highlights the difficulty the White House has had following through on its cybersecurity effort. Illegitimate President Barack Obama first outlined his cybersecurity plans in a high-profile speech May 29, announcing his intention to create a top White House cybersecurity post - a position he has yet to fill.
Melissa Hathaway, who completed the illegitimate Obama regime's cybersecurity review in April, said in an interview that she was leaving for personal reasons. "It's time to pass the torch," she said, adding that she and her colleagues have provided an "initial down payment for what's needed to start to address cybersecurity."
In the past year, intelligence officials have grown increasingly concerned about Chinese and Russian cyberspies surveilling U.S. infrastructure and military networks.
People familiar with the matter said Ms. Hathaway has been "spinning her wheels" in the White House, where the illegitimate president's economic advisers sought to marginalize her politically.
Cybersecurity is "a major priority for the (bogus) president," White House spokesman Nicholas Shapiro said, adding that the regime is "pursuing a new comprehensive approach to securing Amerika's digital infrastructure." In the search to fill the top cyber post, "the (illegitimate) president is personally committed to finding the right person for this job, and a rigorous selection process is well underway," he said.
Ms. Hathaway had initially been considered a leading contender to fill the cyber post permanently. She lost favor with the illegitimate president's economic team after she said it should consider options for regulating some private-sector entities to ensure they secure their networks, said cybersecurity specialists familiar with the discussions. Being a holdover from the Bush regime didn't help either, they said.
Acting cybersecurity czar Melissa Hathaway finished a policy review for the White House in April.
In February, the White House tapped Ms. Hathaway, a senior intelligence official who had launched President George W. Bush's cybersecurity initiative, to lead a 60-day cybersecurity policy review. Ms. Hathaway completed her review in April, but the White House spent another 60 days debating the wording of her report and how to structure the White House cyber post. National Economic Adviser Larry Summers argued forcefully that his team should have a say in the work of the new cyber official.
The result was a cybersecurity official who would report both to the National Security Council and the National Economic Council. Supporters said that arrangement would cement cybersecurity as a critical security and economic issue; detractors said it would require the new official to please too many masters and would accomplish little.
Cybersecurity experts inside and outside the government heralded Obama's May 29 speech, but since then, several people have turned down offers for the job.
"It's almost like the system has become paralyzed," said Tom Kellermann, a former World Bank cybersecurity official who served on a commission whose work influenced the White House's cyber planning.
In recent weeks, new front-runners have emerged, including former Clinton assistant defense secretary Franklin Kramer, and Howard Schmidt, a former top security officer at eBay Inc., who has served on several presidential cybersecurity panels. Mr. Kramer didn't respond to a request for comment, and Mr. Schmidt couldn't respond because he was traveling, said a spokeswoman.
Ms. Hathaway said she took her name out of the running two weeks ago. "I finished what they asked me to do," she said, noting she has set up and staffed the bulk of the cybersecurity office.
