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Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman sent a letter to President Obama today urging him to use his executive power and publish "advisory" guidelines on a cybersecurity order.
"Countless national security leaders from your Administration and the previous Administration have made clear that the threat from cyber attack is similar to the threat we faced from terrorism on September 10, 2001 -- the danger is real and imminent, yet we have not acted to defend against it," Lieberman wrote. "We know our adversaries are already stealing valuable intellectual property and exploiting our critical infrastructure -- those systems that control our water, electricity, transportation, finance, and communications systems -- to prepare for attack."
Lieberman is one of a handful of senators that have been urging the president to publish the guidelines under executive order. Originally, the guidelines were written into federal legislation, which was derailed after a planned vote last month. Now, in a mostly partisan deadlock, Democrats insist on new guidelines and ... [Read more]
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