Lawmaker urges Obama to appoint cybersecurity coordinator — Federal Computer Week
The chairwoman of a House subcommittee that oversees cybersecurity today called on President Barack Obama to quickly appoint a cybersecurity coordinator.Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) said it was important to have a cybersecurity official in the White House with access to the president to ensure computer defense efforts are coordinated and disciplined. Clarke, chairwoman of the House Homeland Security Committee’s Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology Subcommittee, made the comments during an event in Washington hosted by TechAmerica, a trade association that represents the technology industry.
