White House draft bill would put DHS in charge of civilian computer networks

The Hill ^ | 4/15/11 | Gautham Nagesh

[Nachum]

The White House is circulating a piece of draft legislation that would give the Department of Homeland Security oversight over cybersecurity at civilian agencies, according to a report from FedNewsRadio. The proposed legislation combines the comprehensive cybersecurity bill introduced last year by the Senate Homeland Security Committee with the administration's memo from July 2010 to expand DHS's responsibilities over non-military networks, according to the report. Like the Homeland Security bill sponsored by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine)

[Nachum]

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[savedbygrace]

I have a word for this:

NO.

[Red Badger]

All you networks are belong to us!.......................

[Domandred]

Like hell is the DHS going to get their dirty paws on any of the networks I admin without an absolutely valid air-tight warrant signed a local Judge.

[ColdOne]

If he wins in 2012, count on it!

[pallis]

I’m waiting for the bill that puts DHS out of business.

[Sir Napsalot]

This makes sense.

As DHS’s number 1 target is returning veterans and domestic rightwingers.

[keep your powder dry]

HA!

[Soothesayer]

This administration cannot get a second term. They must not get a second term! They will make this nation indistinguishable from North Korea. I’m not exaggerating either. Absolutely everything on their agenda is straight from commie hell. Not a single dictate of goodness or mercy to be found anywhere.

[Soothesayer]

I ask this question again and again and again:

What are you all going to do if this bastard gets a second term?

[jessduntno]

Susan Collins (R-Maine)

Nuff said.

[PoloSec]

Isn’t this just peachy...

[NYRepublican72]

Two words: Hell No.

Zero can’t control the Internet like he does the lamestream media. Of course the liberals and RINOs want to weasel their way into controlling private networks.

FU BHO.

[ColdOne]

What are you all going to do if this bastard gets a second term? freak out? Move? Cry? What will you do? What kind of answers do you get?

[RnMomof7]

The question is will we need to be stripped searched to buy a computer ....they are doing such a ‘steller’job with their current tasks why not give them authority over the net????

[bgill]

Heil, Big Brother!

[SpaceBar]

Janet will be our sysadmin.

[antiRepublicrat]

Bad title. It’s talking about government civilian (as in non-military) networks.

[LibLieSlayer]

That is how I see it.

LLS