The senate approved the director of the NSA to the position of head of DoD U.S. Cyber Command. How do you think this role should fit with Howard Schmidt in his role as White House Cybersecurity coordinator? Tell us what you think.
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The White House Cyber-security co-ordinater role will be better served by the appointment of a cyber-security chief role that is DOD-Specific. The cyber-security space is a broad one that encompasses both government and the private sectors. While the DOD-specific role may be perceived as duplicative, it complements the White house role by allowing it to focus on other areas that do not have such direct oversight by a high level appointee such as a General. The White House role is also more likely to be perceived as political than the DOD oversight role, allowing for stable leadership over a critical area of the country’s defense infrastructure long after the White House appointee is no more.
It does make sense to have department/agency leads for security that are able to assess and mitigate risks specific to their needs. What is less clear to me is whether there is a ‘chain of command’ and just what the ‘co-ordinator’ part of Howards job involves….