(Photograph by Lucas Racasse)From Popular Mechanics:
Cyber security is a broad problem that affects military networks, civilian government computers and critical infrastructure owned by private industry. In light of shocking security lapses, such as this morning's Wall Street Journal report that terabytes of data about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter stolen from the Pentagon networks, Obama will soon announce a new direction for the United States to combat cyber threats.
There's been a lot of traffic of late at the intersection of technology and politics. Last weekend, President Obama announced his chief technology officer for the U.S., Aneesh Chopra, previously secretary of technology for the state of Virginia.
Chopra's new role seems a far cry from the strong, almost cabinet-level position that many thought was coming in the Obama administration. Chopra will work closely with his former colleague, Vivek Kundra, who is now the nation's chief information officer, when it comes to promoting White House tech policy. In his Saturday address, Obama said that Chopra "will promote technological innovation to help achieve our most important priorities—from creating jobs and reducing healthcare costs to keeping our nation secure." But Chopra will have no authority over independent government agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission, so any power he has will largely be as cheerleader-in-chief for projects the administration favors.
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