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U.S. Democrats Slam Bush on Cybersecurity

Martin Sieff writes for UPI:

U.S. Senate Democrats have slamed the Bush administration for lagging on cyber-security issues.

Several Democratic senators Thursday assailed the administration over its failure to fill a Cabinet-level post it created last July within the Homeland Security Department for a cyber security czar, National Journal's Technology Daily reported.

In the wake of several high-profile data breaches at government agencies this year, Senate Judiciary Committee ranking Democrat Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said the administration had been reckless in its refusal to fill the position in a timely manner. He said individuals whose personal information had been compromised had paid the price for such mistakes.

posted by Fergie @ 7/14/2006 09:07:00 AM