White House Cybersecurity Order: What It Means; Tough Work Ahead

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Thursday, February 14, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ Cybersecurity Executive Order Leaves Tough Work Undone By J. Nicholas Hoover Government and industry must work together in challenging new ways to implement the White House's executive order on cybersecurity, top federal officials said Wednesday. White House Cybersecurity Executive Order: What It Means The White House late Tuesday issued a long-awaited executive order to bolster the nation's cyber defenses. But that order leaves some questions unanswered. Federal CIO Details Concerns On Looming Budget Cuts With huge automatic budget cuts looking increasingly likely, federal CIO Steven VanRoekel and other officials are discussing the effects of sequestration on government IT plans. 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