US cyber security czar quits

Things that make you say "hmmm". I know it is getting harder every day to keep track of the revolving door within the BO administration, but from The Wall Street Journal comes the latest to resign:

Security Cyber Czar Steps Down

SIOBHAN GORMAN

WASHINGTON -- The White House's acting cybersecurity czar announced her resignation Monday, in a setback to the Obama administration's efforts to better protect the computer networks critical to national security and the global economy.

The resignation highlights the difficulty the White House has had following through on its cybersecurity effort. 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 Obama administration'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."...

Ms. Hathaway had initially been considered a leading contender to fill the cyber post permanently. She lost favor with the 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 administration didn't help either, they said.

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....

Interesting look at the inner workings of BO's administration here, and as always, read the comments. As one so succinctly says: 'Another one bites the dust...'

NEXT!

[brat edit note: Not sure why the link thing is not working - and is way too challenging for this cyber idiot right now.lol - but you can find the rest of this article at the WSJ here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124932480886002237.html ]