Beckstrom singles out the NSA as the driving force behind his resignation. (IMG:DHS/J.Anderson)(Photo from The Tech Herald)From The Washington Post:
The resignation of the federal government's cybersecurity coordinator highlights a power struggle underway over how best to defend the government's civilian computer networks against digital attacks.
Rod A. Beckstrom resigned the post Friday after less than a year on the job, citing a lack of funding and the National Security Agency's tightening grip on government cybersecurity matters.
Beckstrom is director of the National Cyber Security Center -- an organization created last March to help coordinate such security efforts across the intelligence community. But recently, Beckstrom said, efforts have been underway to fold his group into a facility at the NSA.
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My Comment: The NSA has the money, resources, and the necessary friends in Congress and the White House. Rod Beckstrom's new agency never had a chance.
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