President Obama Considers Executive Order to Implement Cyber Security Plans
President Obama is sending an alarming signal that he is willing to consider an executive order in the event that his cybersecurity legislation is not passed. The Senate recently killed the president’s cybersecurity bill, but the Obama Administration considers some of its components to be essential to national security.
The hints from Obama came when the Senate ended last week’s debate on the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (CSA). The Obama Administration is blaming Republican stall tactics on the failure of the legislation, although some democrats opposed the measures as well.
“Unfortunately, we will continue to be hamstrung by outdated and inadequate statutory authorities that the legislation would have fixed,” said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
“Moving forward, the president is determined to do absolutely everything we can to better protect our nation against today’s cyber threats and we will do that.”
Thus far, President Obama has issued more than 130 executive orders. The president is determined to implement an order on cybersecurity, stating that a cyber attack could hurt our financial, health care and other systems. But President Obama has been fought by privacy advocates, who are weary of law being implemented without the approval of elected officials. They are also concerned that the measures could lead to unchecked powers within the federal government.
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I believe there is a way to ensure national security and at the same time ensuring the privacy of the users of the world wide web. Perhaps he should just find a way to concentrate on suring the Federal side of of this issue as oppose to implementing measurementsof law to infringe upon our civil liberties. Just another inefficient government seeking efficiency from others.
He needs to ssek out those brilliant minds who are programmers, hackers and the like to secure the government’s security…..give them the job and then make sure they understand they would be a part of national security!! (smile)
What’s the difference between this and the Patriot Act, which was villified during the President George W. Bush administration?