Jim Kouri
Public Safety Examiner
10/11/2011
Last Friday, without fanfare or ceremony, President Barack Obama release an executive order that he claims will strengthen the U.S. government’s information and computer security policies and practices to prevent breaches such as the 2010 WikiLeaks episode, according to Donna Miles of the American Forces Press Service.
The executive order was issued in the aftermath of an interagency committee review of existing policies and practices following WikiLeaks’ unlawful disclosure of classified information last summer, White House officials said.
The WikiLeaks.org group posted tens of thousands of documents, many of which detailed classified and sensitive field reports regarding U.S. and coalition military operations.
President Obama’s executive order cites efforts already taken to reduce the risk of future security breaches while providing a framework for enhancing national security through responsible sharing and safeguarding of classified information, according to Ms. Miles…
…According to White House officials, the beleaguered Attorney General Eric H. Holder and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper will form a special task force to develop a program to detect and prevent insider threats and reduce potential vulnerabilities throughout the government that will integrate specialized abilities, tools and techniques to deter, detect and disrupt the insider threat, according to Miles.
White House officials claim that measures have already been taken within the Defense Department and other federal agencies to safeguard classified information and networks…
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