White House Eliminates Major Cybersecurity Position

Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton campaigns for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, in Hilton Head, S.C., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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The White House has eliminated the cyber coordinator role, an Obama-era position key to developing a cohesive policy for the federal government to fight back against hacking and other digital threats, according to a Tuesday Politico report.

Per Politico, National Security Adviser John Bolton floated the idea of eliminating the position last week, and an email sent to staffers Tuesday confirmed that the position would be ended in an effort to “streamline authority.”

The coordinator reportedly dealt with such timely issues as election security and digital warfare. Some have voiced concern that eliminating the position will only make America even more vulnerable to cyber attacks.

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  1. If Republicans had been the victims rather than the beneficiaries, they’d be pushing for an entire new department with cabinet-level authority.

  2. “Some have voiced concern that eliminating the position will only make America even more vulnerable to cyber attacks.”

    Yeah, that’s the point.

  3. I didn’t realize that Bolton was in thrall to the Russians, too.

    Some hawk.

  4. Weird, it’s like a bunch of octogenarians don’t understand computers or something. Sad.

  5. "in an effort to “streamline authority.”

    in an effort to “consolidate Bolton’s power.”

    FIFY

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