From: FCW
There are few federal officials more central to cybersecurity than Andy Ozment, the Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications. Yet Ozment is adamant that cybersecurity responsibilities cannot be consolidated at his agency or any other.
Greater centralization is certainly on the table. DHS is seeking to elevate its National Protection and Programs Directorate (which includes Ozment’s office) into a full-blown Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency. And Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) has called for a governmentwide inspector general for cyber issues.
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